Education in Namibia 2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 0 2025 — 144th Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 0 2025 down 100.0% 144th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 90.5% 2024 up 41.8% 47th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 11,506 number 2017 up 83.6% 50th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 4.77 millions 2017 up 85.8% 116th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education 19.89 headcount basis 2024 down 15.7% 28th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 14.6% 2021 down 36.2% 19th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.7483 GPIA 2024 down 13.1% 129th Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 89.9% 2024 up 25.4% 104th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 3,599 2022 up 190.9% 111th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 2,267 2022 up 218.4% 106th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 1,332 2022 up 153.7% 113th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 50,671 2022 up 52.8% 100th Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 97.9% 2024 up 4.6% 95th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 52.0% 2018 up 4.2% 9th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.1% 2018 up 8.0% 9th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.0% 2018 down 4.2% 163rd Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 67.23 millions 2017 down 74.7% 125th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 19,110 2022 up 53.2% 101st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 31,561 2022 up 52.6% 93rd Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 18.0% 2021 down 22.3% 18th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 34,079 number 2017 up 82.1% 50th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 96.5% 2024 up 6.0% 92nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.2% 2024 down 1.1% 37th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 29.12 headcount basis 2024 down 3.6% 37th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 95.4% 2024 up 7.2% 70th Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 64.38 millions 2017 down 35.8% 122nd Adolescents out of school, female 2.3% 2018 down 74.6% 119th Adolescents out of school, male 5.5% 2018 down 61.5% 94th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.4% 2024 down 1.0% 37th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 95.8% 2024 down 1.3% 35th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 95.7% 2024 up 7.6% 64th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 95.3% 2024 up 7.0% 71st Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2019 unchanged 50th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 36th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 11,897 number 2018 down 21.7% 42nd Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 60.1% 2024 up 81.3% 92nd Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 90.0% 2024 up 4.6% 78th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 7.4% 2018 up 468.4% 29th Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 94.2% 2024 up 13.1% 83rd Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 72.8% 2024 up 51.0% 85th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 25.38 headcount basis 2024 down 32.5% 30th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 96.8% 2024 up 5.9% 82nd Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 98.4% 2024 up 5.1% 79th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 92.9% 2024 up 26.1% 51st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 8,570 number 2017 up 59.3% 35th Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both 95.6% 2024 up 0.8% 44th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary 24.25 headcount basis 2024 up 8.0% 20th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 93.1% 2024 up 25.7% 51st Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 97.7% 2018 up 7.5% 43rd Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 90.5% 2024 up 41.8% 48th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2018 down 2.3% 36th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 59.1% 2006 up 13.1% 6th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.3% 2006 up 20.4% 6th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 40.9% 2006 down 14.3% 164th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary 23.14 headcount basis 2024 up 2.0% 21st Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for 75.8% 2024 down 10.3% 89th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 94.5% 2018 up 10.3% 69th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 7.3% 2018 up 563.7% 25th ← Previous Page 19 of 46 Next →