Primary school completion rate in Namibia
The primary completion rate in Namibia was 88.6% in 2024.
Namibia, 2024
88.6%
Change from 2023
−8.8percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Namibia over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.6% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | 88.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8.8 percentage points from 97.4% in 2023.
- Since 2012, when it was 92.2%, the figure has changed by −3.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Namibia
All statistics for Namibia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
120.7%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
82.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
87.4%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
75.6%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
30.1%
2015 · UNESCO UIS