Out-of-school children in Namibia
In Namibia, 0.9% of children of primary school age were not in school in 2024.
Namibia, 2024
0.9%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
Position in 2024
98th of 120
Out-of-school children in Namibia over time
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Namibia
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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2008 | 6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.9% |
| 2006 | 10.4% |
| 2005 | 9.1% |
| 2004 | 10.8% |
| 2003 | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 9.9% |
| 2001 | 11.0% |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 0.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.2%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 120 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 98th highest value.
More for Namibia
All statistics for Namibia
Out-of-school adolescents
1.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
99.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
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