Education in Namibia

2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 0.4109 GPIA 2006 up 95.1% 111th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) -640 2022 down 8.1% 75th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage 0.6% 2017 up 41.9% 64th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 21.3% 2022 down 44.3% 84th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 28.8% 2022 down 25.2% 44th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 94.2% 2022 up 7.7% 10th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 79.9% 2022 up 11.4% 13th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 20.1% 2022 down 29.0% 108th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 5.8% 2022 down 53.6% 113th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.7% 2022 down 25.6% 108th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 1.2% 2022 down 2.4% 95th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.4% 2022 down 55.6% 110th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.2% 2022 down 56.7% 107th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.6% 2022 down 72.4% 106th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.0% 2022 down 75.7% 97th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.1% 2022 down 50.6% 71st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.0% 2022 down 14.8% 75th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 0.3% 2022 down 34.7% 105th
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 34.3% 2018 down 9.0% 15th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 96.3% 2017 down 2.7% 47th
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 406.91 2014 down 73.8% 102nd
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 22.0% 2018 up 22.8% 18th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 96.6% 2017 up 3.2% 37th
Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 75.8% 2024 down 10.3% 93rd
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 23.3% 2023 up 507.6% 80th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 3.4% 2017 down 46.8% 93rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 6 2022 down 33.3% 82nd
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 116th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.03 GPIA 2018 down 18.0% 64th
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development 0 years 2025 — 43rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2022 — 45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.1% 2022 up 2.1% 99th
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development 5 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.0% 2023 up 27.7% 39th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.8% 2022 up 13.5% 84th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 24.7% 2023 up 487.8% 79th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 3.7% 2017 up 265.3% 81st
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 100.0% 2008 up 17.9% 1st
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 13.5% 2017 up 276.6% 77th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 38.8% 2022 down 16.3% 37th
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 38.8% 2022 down 16.3% 37th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.1% 2023 up 24.6% 35th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.7% 2022 up 27.5% 72nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.3% 2022 down 42.1% 72nd
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 22.1% 2023 up 548.0% 79th
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 96.8% 2024 up 5.9% 83rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 4.1% 2017 — 90th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.2% 2023 up 21.8% 35th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.3% 2022 up 29.3% 14th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.8% 2017 down 76.1% 45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 4.6% 2017 up 71.3% 81st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 3.2% 2017 up 2.1% 66th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.8917 GPIA 2023 up 10.2% 63rd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1 GPIA 2023 down 4.4% 6th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 17.6% 2017 up 275.3% 76th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 9.1% 2017 up 279.6% 82nd
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.93 GPI 2017 down 1.2% 15th
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of 15.3% 2008 down 50.2% 81st
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 88.4% 2017 up 8.5% 19th
Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 81.2% 2024 — 83rd