World Bank · Education
Namibia: Children out of school
0.87percent · 2024-25.2% since 2014
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school. Annual figures for Namibia from 1989 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.865 | |
| 2023 | 0.801 | |
| 2022 | 1.099 | |
| 2021 | 0.863 | |
| 2020 | 1.05 | |
| 2019 | 1.408 | |
| 2018 | 1.473 | |
| 2017 | 1.463 | |
| 2016 | 1.568 | |
| 2015 | 1.398 | |
| 2014 | 1.158 | |
| 2013 | 0.796 | |
| 2012 | 2.008 | |
| 2011 | 3.714 | |
| 2010 | 4.916 | |
| 2009 | 5.943 | |
| 2008 | 6.792 | |
| 2007 | 6.884 | |
| 2006 | 10.388 | |
| 2005 | 9.054 | |
| 2004 | 10.823 | |
| 2003 | 9.469 | |
| 2002 | 9.85 | |
| 2001 | 11.048 | |
| 2000 | 11.142 | |
| 1999 | 10.805 | |
| 1998 | 8.89 | |
| 1997 | 8.4 | |
| 1996 | 8.144 | |
| 1995 | 6.477 | |
| 1994 | 6.467 | |
| 1992 | 8.3 | |
| 1990 | 13.865 | |
| 1989 | 14.219 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Children out of school. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-children-out-of-school (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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