As of 2022 [update] , Namibia has 1,947 primary and secondary schools, [1] up from 1,723 schools in 2013. [2] These schools cater for a total of 822,574 pupils [1] (2013: 24,660 teachers, 617,827 pupils). [2] Most of the country experiences a shortage of schools, school hostels, and classroom space.
Many Namibian schools are built in a uniform design that was suggested by the Chilean-born (turned Swedish citizen) architect Gabriel Castro, in the 1990s. [3]
The Government of Namibia keeps a list of all registered private and government schools in the country. [4]