School age population, early childhood education, male in Namibia

Namibia: School age population, early childhood education, male was 163,690 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
163,690 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
163,690 number
in 2019
All-time low
125,982 number
in 2008
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1997200820191997: 128.2k number1998: 129.3k number1999: 130.1k number2000: 130.6k number2001: 130.8k number2002: 130.7k number2003: 130.3k number2004: 129.4k number2005: 128.7k number2006: 127.8k number2007: 126.6k number2008: 126.0k number2009: 127.1k number2010: 129.1k number2011: 133.4k number2012: 138.8k number2013: 144.6k number2014: 148.6k number2015: 152.2k number2016: 155.7k number2017: 158.7k number2018: 161.4k number2019: 163.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Namibia is 163,690 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Namibia peaked at 163,690 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 125,982 number, in 2008.

Namibia ranks 115th 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.

School age population, early childhood education, male in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Namibia, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 128,191 number —
1998 129,291 number +0.9%
1999 130,123 number +0.6%
2000 130,552 number +0.3%
2001 130,763 number +0.2%
2002 130,657 number -0.1%
2003 130,269 number -0.3%
2004 129,445 number -0.6%
2005 128,725 number -0.6%
2006 127,761 number -0.7%
2007 126,645 number -0.9%
2008 125,982 number -0.5%
2009 127,096 number +0.9%
2010 129,128 number +1.6%
2011 133,373 number +3.3%
2012 138,820 number +4.1%
2013 144,577 number +4.1%
2014 148,640 number +2.8%
2015 152,240 number +2.4%
2016 155,677 number +2.3%
2017 158,737 number +2.0%
2018 161,381 number +1.7%
2019 163,690 number +1.4%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 163,690 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 483,612 number, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 163,690 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 624,138 number, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 129,202 number 128,191 number 130,123 number 3
2000s 128,790 number 125,982 number 130,763 number 10
2010s 148,626 number 129,128 number 163,690 number 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 112 Denmark 184,637 number compare
  2. 113 Finland 175,927 number compare
  3. 114 Czechia 167,249 number compare
  4. 116 Ireland 160,964 number compare
  5. 117 Norway 156,413 number compare
  6. 118 New Zealand 154,689 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Namibia?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Namibia was 163,690 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 163,690 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 125,982 number in 2008.
How does Namibia rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Namibia ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/