Education in Namibia

2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 12.1 years 2024 up 2.8% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 11.83 years 2024 up 2.4% 5th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9781 GPIA 2024 down 0.4% 157th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 15.9% 2023 up 9.0% 14th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.1% 1997 down 76.3% 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 51.5% 2024 up 18.0% 151st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.2 GPI 2024 up 8.7% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 41.2% 2024 up 5.3% 165th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 5 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 168th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 84.9% 2022 up 10.5% 84th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 12,706 2024 up 289.6% 37th
Progression to secondary school, male 95.1% 2012 up 5.3% 94th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 56,046 number 2017 up 325.1% 129th
School enrollment, secondary, female 57.8% 2007 up 41.7% 117th
School enrollment, secondary, male 46.1% 2007 up 50.7% 127th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.1% 2024 up 0.3% 43rd
Government expenditure on education, US$ 736.86 millions 2010 up 176.0% 118th
Progression to secondary school, female 96.7% 2012 up 4.4% 89th
Expenditure on tertiary education 50.6% 2014 up 455.6% 1st
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 1.4% 2017 down 71.7% 177th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 5,365 number 2018 down 40.7% 122nd
Literacy rate, youth female 93.5% 2023 down 2.7% 70th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 18.1% 2023 down 7.1% 14th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.9% 2007 down 66.2% 76th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 9,619 2024 up 2.7% 32nd
Children out of school, primary 4,230 2024 up 3.8% 133rd
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 4,230 2024 up 3.8% 133rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 10,826 2024 up 9.5% 40th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.9% 2024 down 25.2% 160th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2007 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2007 unchanged 1st
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 7,967 2024 up 13.4% 106th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 12,518 2022 down 26.8% 49th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 85,179 number 2007 up 46.6% 133rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 39 2023 down 4.9% 111th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 2,686 2024 up 52.9% 119th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 24.6% 2025 up 8.9% 5th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 14,588 2022 down 4.9% 57th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 4,679 2024 up 30.4% 98th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 58.7% 2024 up 15.0% 99th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 3,288 2024 down 4.3% 103rd
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 59.0% 2024 up 3.4% 71st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.6% 2012 up 2.1% 43rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 187 number 2017 up 750.0% 115th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 1,585 2024 up 58.0% 106th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 95.1% 2012 up 4.2% 79th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 11.1% 2017 down 1.3% 20th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 16.4% 2017 up 3.8% 12th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 1,101 2024 up 46.0% 117th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 5,349 2024 down 3.0% 50th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 5,393 2024 down 12.0% 41st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 13.2% 2023 up 3.2% 18th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 18.8% 2023 up 10.7% 11th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 12.9% 2023 up 6.7% 16th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2022 up 3.3% 100th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 86.9% 2022 up 12.4% 87th