Education in Namibia

2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2022 down 32.3% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.2% 2025 down 84.2% 160th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.0% 2025 down 86.3% 162nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.4% 2025 down 82.3% 152nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 5.3% 2025 down 79.0% 164th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 5.2% 2025 down 80.6% 160th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 5.4% 2025 down 77.0% 160th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.8% 2025 down 63.6% 158th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.6% 2025 down 66.7% 162nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 1.0% 2025 down 63.0% 154th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.963 modelled data 2025 down 14.3% 83rd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 51,387 2024 up 27.4% 140th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 9.1% 2024 up 147.7% 4th
Primary education, pupils 49.2% 2018 down 0.6% 36th
Inequality in education 0.2502 2023 unchanged 58th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 22.0% 2017 up 69.2% 5th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 38.3% 2007 up 10.8% 148th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 34.0% 2007 up 0.4% 164th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2007 up 10.4% 42nd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 28,250 2024 up 31.1% 138th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7143 modelled data 2025 down 22.7% 157th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 101st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 7 2025 unchanged 173rd
End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2022 down 65.3% 64th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 23,137 2024 up 23.2% 139th
Tertiary education, academic staff 50.9% 2022 up 23.5% 42nd
Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 176th
End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 20,445 2024 up 6.2% 37th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.6 modelled data 2025 down 10.0% 172nd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 16.3% 2017 down 5.4% 15th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 22.5% 2017 down 3.0% 11th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.0% 2022 down 38.7% 51st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 104.3% 2024 up 4.7% 50th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2022 up 147.2% 38th
Persistence to grade 5, female 93.5% 2017 up 0.9% 76th
Persistence to grade 5, male 89.6% 2017 down 0.8% 84th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 116.3% 2024 up 0.5% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 107.8% 2024 up 4.2% 33rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 100.7% 2024 up 5.2% 77th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% 33rd
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.3% 2022 up 42.3% 142nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.3% 2022 up 147.2% 42nd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 6.8% 2022 down 52.9% 95th
School enrollment, secondary 52.0% 2007 up 45.6% 121st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 11.93 years 2024 up 2.6% 4th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 115.2% 2024 up 0.2% 11th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9808 GPIA 2024 down 0.5% 150th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 117.5% 2024 up 0.7% 11th
Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 5,979 2024 up 11.3% 40th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 8,098 2024 down 1.0% 40th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 562,057 2025 up 26.1% 96th
School age population, early childhood education, female 281,053 2025 up 25.8% 96th
School age population, early childhood education, male 281,004 2025 up 26.3% 97th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 46.3% 2024 up 11.8% 153rd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 10,742 2024 down 7.7% 45th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 27,106 2022 down 16.5% 53rd