Education in Namibia

2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population, ages 14-18, female 127,248 2015 down 0.3% 129th
Population, ages 14-18, male 128,077 2015 up 0.1% 131st
Population, ages 14-18, total 255,325 2015 down 0.1% 131st
Population, ages 14-19, female 154,029 2015 up 2.3% 129th
Population, ages 14-19, male 154,955 2015 up 2.8% 131st
Population, ages 14-19, total 308,984 2015 up 2.6% 130th
Population, ages 15-24, female 264,930 2015 up 19.2% 129th
Population, ages 15-24, male 266,111 2015 up 19.6% 131st
Population, ages 15-24, total 531,041 2015 up 19.4% 131st
Population, age 0, male 27,281 2015 up 9.6% 126th
Population, age 1, male 27,138 2015 up 9.3% 127th
Population, age 2, male 26,917 2015 up 8.1% 128th
Population, age 3, male 26,636 2015 up 6.1% 129th
Population, age 4, male 26,314 2015 up 3.5% 130th
Population, age 5, male 25,963 2015 up 0.7% 130th
Population, age 6, male 25,605 2015 down 2.2% 132nd
Population, age 7, male 25,253 2015 down 5.1% 132nd
Population, age 8, male 24,926 2015 down 7.7% 133rd
Population, age 9, male 24,640 2015 down 9.9% 133rd
Population, age 10, male 24,369 2015 down 12.0% 133rd
Population, age 11, male 24,085 2015 down 13.9% 133rd
Population, age 12, male 24,023 2015 down 14.3% 134th
Population, age 13, male 24,285 2015 down 12.3% 133rd
Population, age 14, male 24,759 2015 down 8.5% 133rd
Population, age 15, male 25,196 2015 down 4.6% 131st
Population, age 16, male 25,607 2015 down 0.4% 131st
Population, age 17, male 26,038 2015 up 4.6% 131st
Population, age 18, male 26,477 2015 up 10.8% 130th
Population, age 19, male 26,878 2015 up 17.8% 130th
Population, age 20, male 27,228 2015 up 25.4% 131st
Population, age 21, male 27,552 2015 up 34.1% 131st
Population, age 22, male 27,571 2015 up 41.1% 132nd
Population, age 23, male 27,152 2015 up 44.5% 134th
Population, age 24, male 26,412 2015 up 44.9% 134th
Population, age 25, male 25,640 2015 up 45.4% 136th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9661 2018 up 3.2% 97th
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 51.6% 2018 up 14.6% 79th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 17.8% 2023 up 17.7% 12th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 405.4 millions 2014 up 606.3% 89th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 34.7% 2022 up 19.7% 58th
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV 98.6% 2024 up 7.2% 35th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 9.4 millions 2017 up 118.5% 111th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 1,158 number 2007 down 84.7% 98th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 6,052 number 2007 down 40.6% 76th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 11.7 millions 2017 up 85.8% 108th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 37.5% 2023 up 350.7% 104th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 37.5% 2023 up 350.7% 104th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 519.13 millions 2014 up 472.2% 85th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 36.4% 2023 up 376.1% 99th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 36.4% 2023 up 376.1% 99th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 38.7% 2023 up 325.9% 104th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 38.7% 2023 up 325.9% 104th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 24.4% 2023 up 4.6% 4th
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 4.2% 2014 up 269.5% 98th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 8,816 number 2018 up 9.8% 40th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 96.4% 2024 down 1.0% 36th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 95.8% 2024 down 1.3% 34th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 60.3% 2022 down 1.5% 31st
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.3% 2022 down 1.9% 31st
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 39.7% 2022 up 2.4% 119th