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.