Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Namibia

Namibia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 52,881 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
52,881 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
131st
of 205 countries
All-time high
52,881 number
in 2020
All-time low
18,266 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Namibia, 1970–2020

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 52,881 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Namibia peaked at 52,881 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18,266 number, in 1970.

Namibia ranks 131st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Namibia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 18,266 number
1971 18,793 number +2.9%
1972 19,347 number +2.9%
1973 19,927 number +3.0%
1974 20,525 number +3.0%
1975 21,132 number +3.0%
1976 21,713 number +2.7%
1977 22,345 number +2.9%
1978 22,975 number +2.8%
1979 23,628 number +2.8%
1980 24,357 number +3.1%
1981 24,979 number +2.6%
1982 25,837 number +3.4%
1983 27,046 number +4.7%
1984 28,527 number +5.5%
1985 30,118 number +5.6%
1986 31,677 number +5.2%
1987 33,065 number +4.4%
1988 34,118 number +3.2%
1989 34,901 number +2.3%
1990 35,625 number +2.1%
1991 36,384 number +2.1%
1992 37,113 number +2.0%
1993 37,833 number +1.9%
1994 38,554 number +1.9%
1995 39,251 number +1.8%
1996 40,001 number +1.9%
1997 40,898 number +2.2%
1998 42,001 number +2.7%
1999 43,217 number +2.9%
2000 44,376 number +2.7%
2001 45,345 number +2.2%
2002 46,296 number +2.1%
2003 47,168 number +1.9%
2004 47,953 number +1.7%
2005 48,719 number +1.6%
2006 49,403 number +1.4%
2007 49,933 number +1.1%
2008 50,271 number +0.7%
2009 50,479 number +0.4%
2010 50,735 number +0.5%
2011 50,979 number +0.5%
2012 50,977 number -0.0%
2013 50,522 number -0.9%
2014 49,822 number -1.4%
2015 49,232 number -1.2%
2016 48,476 number -1.5%
2017 48,445 number -0.1%
2018 49,478 number +2.1%
2019 51,209 number +3.5%
2020 52,881 number +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20,865 number 18,266 number 23,628 number 10
1980s 29,462 number 24,357 number 34,901 number 10
1990s 39,088 number 35,625 number 43,217 number 10
2000s 47,994 number 44,376 number 50,479 number 10
2010s 49,988 number 48,445 number 51,209 number 10
2020s 52,881 number 52,881 number 52,881 number 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 128 Gambia 56,255 number compare
  2. 129 Mongolia 56,148 number compare
  3. 130 Hong Kong, China 55,992 number compare
  4. 132 Georgia 49,032 number compare
  5. 133 Botswana 48,371 number compare
  6. 134 Guinea-Bissau 47,227 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Namibia?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Namibia was 52,881 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 52,881 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 18,266 number in 1970.
How does Namibia rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Namibia ranks 131st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.