School age population, early childhood educational development program in Namibia

Namibia: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 198,148 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
198,148 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
53rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
198,148 number
in 2019
All-time low
151,489 number
in 2008
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Namibia, 1997–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1997200820191997: 155.8k number1998: 156.9k number1999: 157.8k number2000: 158.0k number2001: 158.0k number2002: 157.6k number2003: 156.9k number2004: 155.5k number2005: 154.6k number2006: 153.2k number2007: 151.9k number2008: 151.5k number2009: 154.1k number2010: 157.3k number2011: 163.4k number2012: 170.6k number2013: 177.8k number2014: 181.7k number2015: 185.6k number2016: 189.5k number2017: 192.9k number2018: 195.7k number2019: 198.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 198,148 number for school age population, early childhood educational development program in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Namibia peaked at 198,148 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 151,489 number, in 2008.

That places Namibia 53rd out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 156,841 number 155,787 number 157,791 number 3
2000s 155,134 number 151,489 number 158,041 number 10
2010s 181,255 number 157,298 number 198,148 number 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 50 Turkmenistan 274,019 number compare
  2. 51 Austria 269,277 number compare
  3. 52 Sweden 240,052 number compare
  4. 54 Eritrea 187,884 number compare
  5. 55 Denmark 187,321 number compare
  6. 56 New Zealand 179,312 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Namibia?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Namibia was 198,148 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 198,148 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 151,489 number in 2008.
How does Namibia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Namibia ranks 53rd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/