School enrollment, primary, male in Namibia
Namibia: School enrollment, primary, male was 94.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Namibia, 1989–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 94.3% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2012. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Namibia peaked at 94.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 1989.
Namibia ranks 68th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 75.0% | 84.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 86.1% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 90.7% | 94.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (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, total 1.15 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Namibia?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Namibia was 94.3% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 1989.
- How does Namibia rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Namibia ranks 68th out of 167 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.