Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Namibia

Children out of school in Namibia in 2024 — 4,230 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 120. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 87.6%.

2024 4,230 people +11.68% vs 2023
World rank 39of 120
Period maximum 39,449 people2004
Period minimum 2,767 people2013

Trend over time

1989–2024 · people

Children out of school — Namibia, 1989–2024010,00020,00030,00040,00019891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 34,216 people1990: 33,951 people1992: 20,743 people1994: 16,994 people1995: 17,603 people1996: 23,004 people1997: 24,807 people1998: 27,737 people1999: 35,433 people2000: 38,106 people2001: 39,093 people2002: 35,637 people2003: 34,567 people2004: 39,449 people2005: 32,570 people2006: 36,947 people2007: 24,291 people2008: 23,794 people2009: 20,674 people2010: 17,009 people2011: 12,815 people2012: 6,919 people2013: 2,767 people2014: 4,076 people2015: 5,008 people2016: 5,766 people2017: 5,558 people2018: 5,823 people2019: 5,778 people2020: 4,452 people2021: 3,791 people2022: 5,004 people2023: 3,788 people2024: 4,230 people
Change over the period: −29,986 (−87.64%) Average annual rate: -5.8 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 4,230 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.83M people
Children out of school — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 4,230 +442 +11.68%
2023 3,788 −1,216 −24.3%
2022 5,004 +1,213 +31.99%
2021 3,791 −661 −14.85%
2020 4,452 −1,326 −22.95%
2019 5,778 −45 −0.78%
2018 5,823 +265 +4.77%
2017 5,558 −208 −3.61%
2016 5,766 +758 +15.15%
2015 5,008 +932 +22.87%
2014 4,076 +1,309 +47.3%
2013 2,767 −4,152 −60.01%
2012 6,919 −5,896 −46.01%
2011 12,815 −4,194 −24.66%
2010 17,009 −3,665 −17.73%
2009 20,674 −3,120 −13.11%
2008 23,794 −497 −2.05%
2007 24,291 −12,656 −34.25%
2006 36,947 +4,377 +13.44%
2005 32,570 −6,879 −17.44%
2004 39,449 +4,882 +14.12%
2003 34,567 −1,070 −3%
2002 35,637 −3,456 −8.84%
2001 39,093 +987 +2.59%
2000 38,106 +2,673 +7.54%
1999 35,433 +7,696 +27.75%
1998 27,737 +2,930 +11.81%
1997 24,807 +1,803 +7.84%
1996 23,004 +5,401 +30.68%
1995 17,603 +609 +3.58%
1994 16,994
1992 20,743
1990 33,951 −265 −0.77%
1989 34,216

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NA Namibia 4,230 LS Lesotho 124,175

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.