Repeaters, primary, total in Namibia
Namibia: Repeaters, primary, total was 15.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Namibia, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 15.7% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018.
The figure is down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Namibia peaked at 24.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 14th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 12.1% | 24.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.1% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 4 |
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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 repeaters, primary, total in Namibia?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Namibia was 15.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Namibia ranks 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.