School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia

Namibia: School age population, early childhood educational development 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 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 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 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.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Namibia, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 155,787 number
1998 156,946 number +0.7%
1999 157,791 number +0.5%
2000 158,041 number +0.2%
2001 158,041 number +0.0%
2002 157,621 number -0.3%
2003 156,856 number -0.5%
2004 155,508 number -0.9%
2005 154,581 number -0.6%
2006 153,225 number -0.9%
2007 151,930 number -0.8%
2008 151,489 number -0.3%
2009 154,052 number +1.7%
2010 157,298 number +2.1%
2011 163,369 number +3.9%
2012 170,595 number +4.4%
2013 177,799 number +4.2%
2014 181,672 number +2.2%
2015 185,640 number +2.2%
2016 189,493 number +2.1%
2017 192,852 number +1.8%
2018 195,685 number +1.5%
2019 198,148 number +1.3%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 198,148 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 780,335 number, 25% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 198,148 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 475,986 number, 42% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

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 in Namibia?
School age population, early childhood educational development 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 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 198,148 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development 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?
Namibia ranks 53rd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development 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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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/