School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Namibia

Namibia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 327,319 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
327,319 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
114th
of 199 countries
All-time high
327,319 number
in 2019
All-time low
252,112 number
in 2008
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Namibia, 1997–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1997200820191997: 257.3k number1998: 259.6k number1999: 261.3k number2000: 262.1k number2001: 262.5k number2002: 262.2k number2003: 261.3k number2004: 259.5k number2005: 258.0k number2006: 255.9k number2007: 253.6k number2008: 252.1k number2009: 254.3k number2010: 258.2k number2011: 266.7k number2012: 277.6k number2013: 289.1k number2014: 297.2k number2015: 304.4k number2016: 311.3k number2017: 317.4k number2018: 322.7k number2019: 327.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Namibia stood at 327,319 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 327,319 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 252,112 number, in 2008.

Namibia ranks 114th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 259,398 number 257,285 number 261,298 number 3
2000s 258,150 number 252,112 number 262,528 number 10
2010s 297,200 number 258,249 number 327,319 number 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 111 Gambia 378,154 number compare
  2. 112 Denmark 360,032 number compare
  3. 113 Finland 343,608 number compare
  4. 115 Czechia 325,448 number compare
  5. 116 Ireland 315,427 number compare
  6. 117 Norway 304,332 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Namibia?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Namibia was 327,319 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 327,319 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 252,112 number in 2008.
How does Namibia rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Namibia ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/