Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Namibia

Primary completion rate in Namibia in 2024 — 88.56%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 111. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 9.6 pp.

2024 88.56% −8.83 pp vs 2023
World rank 81of 111
Period maximum 103.51%1998
Period minimum 75.02%1995

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Namibia, 1992–20247080901001101992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 78.96%1994: 77.69%1995: 75.02%1996: 85.1%1998: 103.51%1999: 100.64%2000: 95.29%2001: 96.41%2002: 93.69%2003: 92.48%2004: 79.48%2005: 81.13%2006: 80.67%2008: 81.07%2009: 90.25%2010: 90.18%2011: 92.33%2012: 92.23%2013: 91.45%2014: 91.26%2015: 94.15%2016: 96.16%2017: 85.14%2018: 94.43%2019: 92.38%2020: 97.69%2023: 97.4%2024: 88.56%
Change over the period: +9.6 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Namibia 88.56%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 88.56 −8.83 pp
2023 97.4
2020 97.69 +5.31 pp
2019 92.38 −2.05 pp
2018 94.43 +9.3 pp
2017 85.14 −11.02 pp
2016 96.16 +2.01 pp
2015 94.15 +2.89 pp
2014 91.26 −0.19 pp
2013 91.45 −0.78 pp
2012 92.23 −0.1 pp
2011 92.33 +2.15 pp
2010 90.18 −0.07 pp
2009 90.25 +9.19 pp
2008 81.07
2006 80.67 −0.47 pp
2005 81.13 +1.65 pp
2004 79.48 −12.99 pp
2003 92.48 −1.21 pp
2002 93.69 −2.72 pp
2001 96.41 +1.12 pp
2000 95.29 −5.35 pp
1999 100.64 −2.86 pp
1998 103.51
1996 85.1 +10.08 pp
1995 75.02 −2.67 pp
1994 77.69
1992 78.96

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

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