page_title: Namibia
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Namibia / Education
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Beispiele mehrsprachiger Beschilderung in Namibia. Collage von Bildern aus Outjo (linke Seite), Lüderitz (rechts oben) und Kolmannskuppe (rechts unten). English: Samples of multilingual signage in Namibia. Collage of photos from Outjo (left side), Lüderitz (upper right corner) and Kolmannskuppe (lower right corner).
context_page_description: The Republic of Namibia is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It is bordered by Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990. Before that it was called South West Africa. Its capital is Windhoek.
  Before World War I Namibia was a German colony. German is still widely spoken in the country, although English is the official language.
  Namibia has a population of 2.1 million people.
  The name of the country is from the Namib Desert. This is said to be the oldest desert in the world.
context_section_description: Namibia has required free education for 10 years between the ages of 6 and 16. Grades 1–7 are primary level, grades 8–12 secondary.
  Most schools in Namibia are state-run. There are a few private schools. There are four teacher training colleges, three colleges of agriculture, a police training college, a Polytechnic at university level, and a National University.
caption: Signs in Namibia showing the languages still used by many people
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