Education in Namibia

2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 82.9% 2022 up 8.6% 80th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 690 2023 up 137.9% 161st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 9 2023 79th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 395 2023 up 91.7% 115th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 4,057 2023 down 8.1% 144th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2019 unchanged 53rd
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 12.2% 2023 up 15.0% 20th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 426 2022 up 187.8% 114th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 8.6% 98th
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 760.84 millions 2010 up 82.7% 116th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 231 2022 up 260.9% 110th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 5,972 2024 up 345.7% 40th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 96 number 2017 up 860.0% 113th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 195 2022 up 132.1% 119th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 6,734 2024 up 250.5% 31st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 21.0% 2023 up 67.5% 9th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 65th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 84.7% 85th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2023 down 1.1% 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 128.6% 163rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.6% 2023 down 11.6% 128th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 90 2023 down 1.1% 60th
Literacy rate, youth male 90.8% 2023 down 1.4% 70th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 25.09 2018 down 14.7% 66th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.6% 2007 down 87.3% 105th
Literacy rate, youth total 92.1% 2023 down 2.2% 66th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 8.3% 2007 down 50.4% 62nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 9.4% 2017 down 4.0% 21st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 14.6% 2017 down 2.4% 16th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 13,210 2022 up 6.3% 84th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 8,848 2022 up 8.5% 75th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 3,755 2008 up 138.0% 79th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 4,362 2022 up 2.3% 90th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 834 2006 up 198.9% 90th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1,958 2006 up 50.7% 76th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 14.9% 2023 down 12.5% 15th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 21.2% 2023 down 3.1% 11th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 2,300 2012 down 85.6% 131st
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 4,619 2012 down 76.5% 120th
Population, age 0, female 26,864 2015 up 9.4% 125th
Population, age 0, total 54,145 2015 up 9.5% 126th
Population, age 1, female 26,744 2015 up 9.1% 127th
Population, age 1, total 53,882 2015 up 9.2% 127th
Population, age 2, female 26,547 2015 up 7.9% 127th
Population, age 2, total 53,464 2015 up 8.0% 127th
Population, age 3, female 26,288 2015 up 5.9% 128th
Population, age 3, total 52,924 2015 up 6.0% 129th
Population, age 4, female 25,983 2015 up 3.3% 130th
Population, age 4, total 52,297 2015 up 3.4% 130th
Population, age 5, female 25,652 2015 up 0.5% 130th
Population, age 5, total 51,615 2015 up 0.6% 130th
Population, age 6, female 25,309 2015 down 2.5% 130th
Population, age 6, total 50,914 2015 down 2.4% 131st
Population, age 7, female 24,973 2015 down 5.3% 131st
Population, age 7, total 50,226 2015 down 5.2% 131st
Population, age 8, female 24,661 2015 down 8.0% 131st
Population, age 8, total 49,587 2015 down 7.8% 132nd
Population, age 9, female 24,388 2015 down 10.2% 131st