Primary education, pupils in Namibia
Namibia: Primary education, pupils was 590,029 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Namibia, 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 590,029 for primary education, pupils in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Namibia peaked at 590,029 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 294,985, in 1986.
That places Namibia 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 305,710 | 294,985 | 311,645 | 4 |
| 1990s | 361,664 | 314,105 | 386,446 | 10 |
| 2000s | 403,456 | 389,434 | 409,508 | 10 |
| 2010s | 447,938 | 408,621 | 509,613 | 10 |
| 2020s | 551,266 | 518,646 | 590,029 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 99 Azerbaijan 603,966 compare
- 100 Portugal 598,661 compare
- 101 El Salvador 594,860 compare
- 103 United Arab Emirates 586,477 compare
- 104 Czechia 579,161 compare
- 105 Greece 578,574 compare
More education data for Namibia
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21,240 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 123.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Namibia?
- Primary education, pupils in Namibia was 590,029 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 590,029 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 294,985 in 1986.
- How does Namibia rank for primary education, pupils?
- Namibia ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.