Primary completion rate, total in Namibia
Namibia: Primary completion rate, total was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Namibia stood at 88.6%.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Namibia peaked at 103.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1995.
That places Namibia 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 75.0% | 103.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 79.5% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 85.1% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 88.6% | 97.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More aid effectiveness data for Namibia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 85,039 current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita 91.67 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 271.63 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 2.3% (2023)
- Net ODA received 7.7% (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 271.63 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 271.63 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 271.63 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 1.27 million current US$ (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 1.10 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Namibia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Namibia was 88.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 103.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1995.
- How does Namibia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Namibia ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.