Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Namibia

Primary school enrollment in Namibia in 2018 — 97.5%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 72. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 20.2 pp.

2018 97.5% +0.1 pp vs 2017
World rank 7of 72
Period maximum 97.5%2018
Period minimum 77.3%1989

Trend over time

1989–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Namibia, 1989–2018708090100198919921995199820012004200720102013201620181989: 77.3%1990: 77.5%1992: 80.4%1994: 82.4%1995: 83.3%1996: 82.9%1997: 84.3%1998: 85.6%1999: 86.3%2000: 87.8%2001: 89.4%2002: 91.7%2003: 92%2004: 89.9%2005: 90.4%2006: 89%2007: 90.5%2008: 90.3%2009: 91%2010: 91.8%2012: 95.2%2013: 97.2%2017: 97.3%2018: 97.5%
Change over the period: +20.2 pp Annual average: 0.69 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Namibia 97.5%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 97.5 +0.1 pp
2017 97.3
2013 97.2 +2 pp
2012 95.2
2010 91.8 +0.8 pp
2009 91 +0.7 pp
2008 90.3 −0.2 pp
2007 90.5 +1.5 pp
2006 89 −1.4 pp
2005 90.4 +0.5 pp
2004 89.9 −2.2 pp
2003 92 +0.4 pp
2002 91.7 +2.2 pp
2001 89.4 +1.6 pp
2000 87.8 +1.5 pp
1999 86.3 +0.7 pp
1998 85.6 +1.3 pp
1997 84.3 +1.4 pp
1996 82.9 −0.4 pp
1995 83.3 +0.9 pp
1994 82.4
1992 80.4
1990 77.5 +0.1 pp
1989 77.3

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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