Education in Namibia

2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure per student, primary 17.1% 2010 down 9.7% 48th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 98.9% 2023 up 51.1% 44th
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women 55.3% 2013 up 29.8% 38th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 98.9% 2023 up 51.1% 43rd
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9387 GPIA 2023 up 11.8% 83rd
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 7.74 years 2040 up 5.9% 133rd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 9.3% 2017 down 84.9% 56th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.0% 2023 up 54.6% 40th
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 519.09 2014 up 434.3% 86th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) -1,433 2022 down 34.2% 85th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 99.0% 2023 up 54.6% 39th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 12.9% 2017 up 9.2% 18th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 16.8% 2017 up 10.1% 14th
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 149.4 millions 2017 down 18.8% 114th
Share of primary schools with toilets 60.1% 2024 up 81.3% 92nd
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 156.02 millions 2017 down 68.1% 117th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 185.89 millions 2017 down 31.0% 114th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 3,843 number 2018 up 5.9% 39th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 194.12 millions 2017 down 72.9% 115th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 11.9% 2023 up 64.4% 100th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 11.9% 2023 up 64.4% 100th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 10.7% 2023 up 33.3% 104th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 10.7% 2023 up 33.3% 104th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 13.0% 2023 up 97.6% 99th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 13.0% 2023 up 97.6% 99th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 573 2024 up 0.2% 5th
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2023 down 1.1% 4th
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 96.5% 2024 up 6.0% 94th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 234 2024 up 5.4% 5th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 339 2024 down 3.1% 5th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.18 GPIA 2023 up 43.3% 36th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 68.7% 2022 up 1.6% 4th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 1.5% 2022 up 1.5% 4th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 31.3% 2022 down 3.3% 134th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.6211 years 2018 up 667.6% 23rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 54 2022 up 10.2% 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 — 77th
Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV 98.2% 2024 up 4.0% 35th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 — 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 — 57th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 — 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2022 down 100.0% 72nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2022 — 46th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2022 down 100.0% 80th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2022 — 85th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2022 — 68th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 down 100.0% 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2022 — 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 — 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 — 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1 2022 unchanged 71st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 4 2022 up 300.0% 53rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 24 2022 down 66.7% 27th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 — 65th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 — 54th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 8 2022 unchanged 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 24 2022 down 46.7% 45th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 1 2022 — 58th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2022 — 65th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2022 — 60th