School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia

Namibia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 99,034 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99,034 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
53rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
99,034 number
in 2019
All-time low
75,750 number
in 2008
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1997200820191997: 78.2k number1998: 78.8k number1999: 79.2k number2000: 79.3k number2001: 79.3k number2002: 79.0k number2003: 78.6k number2004: 77.9k number2005: 77.4k number2006: 76.7k number2007: 76.0k number2008: 75.8k number2009: 77.0k number2010: 78.6k number2011: 81.6k number2012: 85.3k number2013: 88.9k number2014: 90.8k number2015: 92.8k number2016: 94.7k number2017: 96.4k number2018: 97.8k number2019: 99.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia is 99,034 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% 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 99,034 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75,750 number, in 2008.

Namibia ranks 53rd of 92 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 educational development in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Namibia, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 78,158 number
1998 78,773 number +0.8%
1999 79,185 number +0.5%
2000 79,290 number +0.1%
2001 79,276 number -0.0%
2002 79,028 number -0.3%
2003 78,597 number -0.5%
2004 77,897 number -0.9%
2005 77,401 number -0.6%
2006 76,685 number -0.9%
2007 76,001 number -0.9%
2008 75,750 number -0.3%
2009 77,012 number +1.7%
2010 78,619 number +2.1%
2011 81,649 number +3.9%
2012 85,263 number +4.4%
2013 88,871 number +4.2%
2014 90,805 number +2.2%
2015 92,785 number +2.2%
2016 94,717 number +2.1%
2017 96,399 number +1.8%
2018 97,815 number +1.5%
2019 99,034 number +1.2%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 99,034 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 385,220 number, 26% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 99,034 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234,628 number, 42% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78,705 number 78,158 number 79,185 number 3
2000s 77,694 number 75,750 number 79,290 number 10
2010s 90,596 number 78,619 number 99,034 number 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 50 Turkmenistan 134,929 number compare
  2. 51 Austria 130,991 number compare
  3. 52 Sweden 116,650 number compare
  4. 54 Eritrea 92,054 number compare
  5. 55 Denmark 91,151 number compare
  6. 56 Mongolia 87,750 number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

More reference data data for Namibia

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia was 99,034 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 99,034 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 75,750 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-early-childhood-educational-development-programmes-female-number/namibia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-early-childhood-educational-development-programmes-female-number/namibia/">School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/