Population of compulsory school age, male in Namibia

Namibia: Population of compulsory school age, male was 202,665 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
202,665 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
129th
of 186 countries
All-time high
202,665 number
in 2019
All-time low
163,169 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820191998: 163.2k number1999: 166.4k number2000: 169.1k number2001: 171.2k number2002: 173.2k number2003: 174.9k number2004: 176.2k number2005: 177.0k number2006: 177.8k number2007: 177.9k number2008: 177.5k number2009: 176.7k number2010: 175.6k number2011: 174.4k number2012: 174.1k number2013: 175.1k number2014: 177.7k number2015: 181.5k number2016: 186.1k number2017: 191.5k number2018: 197.2k number2019: 202.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Namibia is 202,665 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Namibia peaked at 202,665 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 163,169 number, in 1998.

Namibia ranks 129th 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 164,762 number 163,169 number 166,355 number 2
2000s 175,149 number 169,085 number 177,939 number 10
2010s 183,596 number 174,130 number 202,665 number 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 126 Gabon 230,145 number compare
  2. 127 Guinea-Bissau 220,624 number compare
  3. 128 Moldova 214,141 number compare
  4. 130 Croatia 170,444 number compare
  5. 131 Albania 161,960 number compare
  6. 132 North Macedonia 156,949 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Namibia?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Namibia was 202,665 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 202,665 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 163,169 number in 1998.
How does Namibia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Namibia ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.