Education in Namibia

2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 8.2% 2017 down 32.3% 99th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 96.2% 2017 up 30.8% 6th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted 36.3% 2024 — 46th
Literacy rate 87.6% 2023 down 0.7% 81st
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 0.1% 2017 down 99.5% 116th
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching 64.2% 2024 up 1.2% 95th
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ 1,662 2008 down 34.4% 80th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 14.7% 2023 up 20.5% 86th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ 64.38 millions 2017 up 354.2% 83rd
Percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based HIV and 85.2% 2024 up 20.0% 31st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 16.6% 2023 up 40.4% 80th
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water 94.2% 2024 up 13.1% 83rd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 18.3% 2023 up 61.5% 73rd
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) -2.6% 2022 up 3.9% 73rd
Proportion of secondary schools with access to computers for 75.8% 2024 down 9.9% 98th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a 0.4% 2014 up 306.8% 10th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ 75.83 millions 2017 up 170.6% 80th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% 111th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ 149.4 millions 2017 up 243.7% 82nd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 5.7% 2023 up 89.4% 69th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 28.9% 16th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ 185.89 millions 2017 up 170.6% 82nd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 5.2% 2023 up 52.4% 72nd
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 100.0% 2018 unchanged 1st
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law 66.0% 2017 down 3.2% 14th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 100.0% 2018 unchanged 1st
Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling 87.6% 2023 down 0.7% 79th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant US$ 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% 108th
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 72.8% 2024 up 51.0% 87th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1 2022 — 57th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1 2022 — 32nd
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 53.0% 2018 up 9.5% 68th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% 107th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 44.3% 2018 down 40.2% 79th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 39.7% 2018 up 8.6% 60th
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology 70.2% 2017 up 7.4% 13th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant PPP$ 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% 106th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.3423 LPIA 2023 up 34.9% 64th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 GPIA 2018 unchanged 5th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 14.1% 2023 up 98.4% 84th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 6.1% 2023 up 139.7% 69th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 14.1% 2023 up 98.4% 84th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 13.9% 2023 up 80.4% 85th
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher 13.9% 2023 up 80.4% 85th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 95.6% 2024 up 0.8% 40th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 13.9% 2023 up 80.4% 85th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.3501 LPIA 2023 up 26.4% 57th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 13.7% 2023 up 63.0% 84th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 13.7% 2023 up 63.0% 84th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 53.2% 43rd
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 103rd
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.9387 GPIA 2023 up 11.0% 74th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.3357 LPIA 2023 up 48.4% 60th
Proportion of secondary schools with access to Internet for 81.2% 2024 — 85th
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching 62.3% 2024 — 84th
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents 0 2022 — 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, male 0 2022 — 61st
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, both 980 2008 up 67.8% 78th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 — 33rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 down 100.0% 30th