Education in Namibia 2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total net enrolment rate, primary, male 97.3% 2012 up 9.4% 57th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 34.0% 2024 up 54.2% 137th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 15.1% 2023 up 14.2% 13th Girls and boys who are out of school 2,300 girls 2012 down 85.6% 131st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.4895 GPIA 2012 down 37.7% 165th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 9.3% 2023 up 16.8% 21st Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 19.6% 2023 down 17.9% 10th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 94.9% 2017 up 1.9% 98th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 — 46th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 95.7% 2017 up 1.6% 89th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2017 down 0.7% 52nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 94.0% 2017 up 2.3% 90th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 34.5% 2024 up 54.2% 134th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 33.6% 2024 up 54.3% 135th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 down 0.0% 53rd Share of students from abroad 3.1% 2022 down 58.6% 82nd Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 11,009 2024 up 47.8% 36th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 25.4% 2023 up 67.1% 6th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 16.3% 2023 up 66.6% 11th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2022 down 60.5% 71st Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 94.1% 2018 down 1.7% 66th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 2,066 2022 down 32.1% 43rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 34 2022 up 41.7% 89th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 23 2022 down 50.0% 98th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 17.5% 2017 up 69.8% 11th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 26.2% 2017 up 67.6% 4th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 0 2022 down 100.0% 85th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 129 2018 up 344.8% 128th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2007 unchanged 129th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.3% 2024 down 61.8% 146th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 120 2018 up 2,900.0% 103rd Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 2,389 2024 down 54.9% 124th Literacy rate, adult total 87.6% 2023 down 0.7% 53rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2,515 2023 down 28.0% 12th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 21,891 2024 down 1.8% 99th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 27.4% 2023 down 4.4% 5th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 31.7% 2023 down 0.2% 4th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 5.2% 2022 down 48.2% 96th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 19.7% 2024 down 13.9% 89th Literacy rate, adult male 87.9% 2023 down 0.8% 54th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 1.0% 2022 up 65.6% 133rd Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 92.8% 2024 up 28.1% 66th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.5% 2022 down 42.3% 61st Trained teachers in preprimary education 92.9% 2024 up 26.1% 47th Trained teachers in secondary education 95.7% 2024 up 0.4% 46th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 91.8% 2024 up 30.4% 65th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.0% 2023 down 30.7% 8th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 3.1% 49th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 18.5% 2017 down 19.0% 11th Proportion of total government spending on essential services 24.6% 2025 up 8.9% 5th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 95.4% 2017 down 0.4% 48th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 31,019 number 2018 up 7.1% 52nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 20.1% 2024 down 15.1% 80th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 19.4% 2024 down 12.5% 98th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 1,062 2022 down 29.0% 90th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 11,012 2024 down 5.6% 97th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 93.8% 2024 up 25.9% 56th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 10,879 2024 up 2.3% 100th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 20.9% 2021 up 107.9% 13th Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 1,070 2022 down 34.4% 91st ← Previous Page 15 of 46 Next →