Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Namibia

Namibia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 26,370 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
26,370 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
131st
of 205 countries
All-time high
26,370 number
in 2020
All-time low
8,931 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Namibia is 26,370 number, measured 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 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Namibia peaked at 26,370 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,931 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, male (number) in Namibia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 8,931 number
1971 9,215 number +3.2%
1972 9,511 number +3.2%
1973 9,807 number +3.1%
1974 10,100 number +3.0%
1975 10,394 number +2.9%
1976 10,676 number +2.7%
1977 10,987 number +2.9%
1978 11,297 number +2.8%
1979 11,621 number +2.9%
1980 11,992 number +3.2%
1981 12,293 number +2.5%
1982 12,718 number +3.5%
1983 13,321 number +4.7%
1984 14,061 number +5.6%
1985 14,867 number +5.7%
1986 15,635 number +5.2%
1987 16,326 number +4.4%
1988 16,857 number +3.3%
1989 17,255 number +2.4%
1990 17,620 number +2.1%
1991 18,004 number +2.2%
1992 18,372 number +2.0%
1993 18,734 number +2.0%
1994 19,093 number +1.9%
1995 19,437 number +1.8%
1996 19,808 number +1.9%
1997 20,254 number +2.3%
1998 20,808 number +2.7%
1999 21,422 number +3.0%
2000 22,008 number +2.7%
2001 22,481 number +2.1%
2002 22,940 number +2.0%
2003 23,357 number +1.8%
2004 23,729 number +1.6%
2005 24,098 number +1.6%
2006 24,423 number +1.3%
2007 24,678 number +1.0%
2008 24,849 number +0.7%
2009 24,966 number +0.5%
2010 25,111 number +0.6%
2011 25,263 number +0.6%
2012 25,291 number +0.1%
2013 25,088 number -0.8%
2014 24,759 number -1.3%
2015 24,487 number -1.1%
2016 24,130 number -1.5%
2017 24,132 number +0.0%
2018 24,658 number +2.2%
2019 25,529 number +3.5%
2020 26,370 number +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10,254 number 8,931 number 11,621 number 10
1980s 14,532 number 11,992 number 17,255 number 10
1990s 19,355 number 17,620 number 21,422 number 10
2000s 23,753 number 22,008 number 24,966 number 10
2010s 24,845 number 24,130 number 25,529 number 10
2020s 26,370 number 26,370 number 26,370 number 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 128 Slovakia 29,396 number compare
  2. 129 Mongolia 28,376 number compare
  3. 130 Gambia 28,316 number compare
  4. 132 Georgia 25,889 number compare
  5. 133 Botswana 24,457 number compare
  6. 134 Uruguay 23,697 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 26,370 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 26,370 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 8,931 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 5.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.