School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 12.14 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia stood at 12.14 years. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia peaked at 12.14 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.26 years, in 1997.
That places Namibia 2nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.44 years | 10.26 years | 10.65 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.69 years | 10.47 years | 10.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 years | 10.81 years | 12.14 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7156 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5417 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0961 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2035 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7944 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 202.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia was 12.14 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.14 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.26 years in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Namibia ranks 2nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.