School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia

Namibia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 99,114 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99,114 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
53rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
99,114 number
in 2019
All-time low
75,739 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: 77.6k number1998: 78.2k number1999: 78.6k number2000: 78.8k number2001: 78.8k number2002: 78.6k number2003: 78.3k number2004: 77.6k number2005: 77.2k number2006: 76.5k number2007: 75.9k number2008: 75.7k number2009: 77.0k number2010: 78.7k number2011: 81.7k number2012: 85.3k number2013: 88.9k number2014: 90.9k number2015: 92.9k number2016: 94.8k number2017: 96.5k number2018: 97.9k number2019: 99.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 99,114 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia peaked at 99,114 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75,739 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, male (number) in Namibia, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 77,629 number
1998 78,173 number +0.7%
1999 78,606 number +0.6%
2000 78,751 number +0.2%
2001 78,765 number +0.0%
2002 78,593 number -0.2%
2003 78,259 number -0.4%
2004 77,611 number -0.8%
2005 77,180 number -0.6%
2006 76,540 number -0.8%
2007 75,929 number -0.8%
2008 75,739 number -0.3%
2009 77,040 number +1.7%
2010 78,679 number +2.1%
2011 81,720 number +3.9%
2012 85,332 number +4.4%
2013 88,928 number +4.2%
2014 90,867 number +2.2%
2015 92,855 number +2.2%
2016 94,776 number +2.1%
2017 96,453 number +1.8%
2018 97,870 number +1.5%
2019 99,114 number +1.3%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 99,114 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 395,116 number, 25% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 99,114 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 241,359 number, 41% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78,136 number 77,629 number 78,606 number 3
2000s 77,441 number 75,739 number 78,765 number 10
2010s 90,659 number 78,679 number 99,114 number 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 50 Turkmenistan 139,090 number compare
  2. 51 Austria 138,286 number compare
  3. 52 Sweden 123,402 number compare
  4. 54 Denmark 96,170 number compare
  5. 55 Eritrea 95,830 number compare
  6. 56 New Zealand 92,129 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 99,114 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 99,114 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 75,739 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 28.7%. 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 educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Male 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/