Population of compulsory school age, female in Namibia

Namibia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 203,184 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
203,184 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
128th
of 186 countries
All-time high
203,184 number
in 2019
All-time low
165,094 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Namibia, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820191998: 165.1k number1999: 168.3k number2000: 171.1k number2001: 173.6k number2002: 175.8k number2003: 177.6k number2004: 178.9k number2005: 179.7k number2006: 180.4k number2007: 180.4k number2008: 179.8k number2009: 178.7k number2010: 177.3k number2011: 175.9k number2012: 175.3k number2013: 176.1k number2014: 178.4k number2015: 182.2k number2016: 186.7k number2017: 192.1k number2018: 197.7k number2019: 203.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Namibia stood at 203,184 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Namibia peaked at 203,184 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 165,094 number, in 1998.

Namibia ranks 128th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 166,719 number 165,094 number 168,344 number 2
2000s 177,606 number 171,147 number 180,395 number 10
2010s 184,502 number 175,334 number 203,184 number 10

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  3. 127 Armenia 216,636 number compare
  4. 129 Moldova 201,348 number compare
  5. 130 Croatia 161,647 number compare
  6. 131 Lesotho 152,541 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Namibia?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Namibia was 203,184 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 203,184 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 165,094 number in 1998.
How does Namibia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Namibia ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.