Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Namibia

Namibia: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 6,863 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
6,863 number
Change on year
down 38.4%
World rank
46th
of 164 countries
All-time high
11,135 number
in 2017
All-time low
3,659 number
in 1998
Years of data
18
1992–2018

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Namibia, 1992–2018

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1992200520181992: 4.3k number1994: 4.6k number1998: 3.7k number1999: 4.6k number2000: 6.5k number2001: 6.5k number2002: 6.4k number2003: 6.5k number2004: 7.8k number2005: 7.8k number2006: 8.0k number2008: 8.8k number2009: 8.3k number2010: 8.2k number2012: 8.0k number2013: 8.4k number2017: 11.1k number2018: 6.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Namibia stood at 6,863 number.

That represents a change of down 38.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Namibia peaked at 11,135 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,659 number, in 1998.

That places Namibia 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,276 number 3,659 number 4,575 number 4
2000s 7,404 number 6,360 number 8,843 number 9
2010s 8,533 number 6,863 number 11,135 number 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 43 Venezuela 7,327 number compare
  2. 44 Peru 7,032 number compare
  3. 45 Cambodia 6,899 number compare
  4. 47 Syria 6,674 number compare
  5. 48 Ghana 6,140 number compare
  6. 49 Colombia 5,798 number compare

See the full ranking of 164 places β†’

More reference data data for Namibia

All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Namibia?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Namibia was 6,863 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 11,135 number in 2017.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,659 number in 1998.
How does Namibia rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Namibia ranks 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.