Education in Namibia

2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 64,595 number 2019 up 28.8% 137th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 95.0% 76th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 5.9% 2018 up 37.3% 148th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 25.2% 43rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0297 units per person 2024 up 10.0% 8th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.4% 61st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0148 units per person 2022 up 28.4% 113th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0087 units per person 2022 up 19.7% 122nd
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 1.33 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.2% 184th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0237 units per square kilometre 2023 up 91.2% 197th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 75.4% 53rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 63.5% 77th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 0.1457 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.7% 198th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 11.79 years 2023 up 1.7% 141st
School enrollment, preprimary 36.5% 2021 up 180.3% 141st
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.1318 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.5% 200th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 19.2% 2022 up 44.6% 123rd
School enrollment, tertiary, female 33.1% 2022 up 62.0% 117th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.42 GPI 2022 up 5.1% 25th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2007 up 1.4% 16th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year 2024 down 24.5% 56th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0647 units per square kilometre 2023 up 115.3% 193rd
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 202,252 2017 up 27.9% 131st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person 2024 up 4.1% 144th
Secondary education, teachers, female 6,264 2024 up 36.4% 129th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0825 units per square kilometre 2022 up 64.6% 182nd
Average years of schooling among adults 7.27 years 2023 up 7.7% 140th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 7.27 years 2023 up 7.7% 140th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 7.27 years 2023 up 7.7% 140th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 14.8% 2018 down 16.9% 143rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 24.4% 81st
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 7 years 2023 up 6.5% 150th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 3.6% 50th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0119 units per person 2024 up 8.2% 10th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0178 units per person 2024 up 11.3% 7th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 11.79 years 2023 up 1.8% 137th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 29.2% 32nd
Primary completion rate, male 86.7% 2024 down 2.3% 124th
Primary completion rate, female 90.4% 2024 down 3.5% 122nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 32.9% 28th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 2.1% 46th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0035 units per person 2024 down 7.4% 160th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre 2023 up 96.3% 197th
Duration of compulsory education 7 years 2025 unchanged 173rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0807 units per person 2017 up 3.0% 65th
Secondary education, general pupils 202,252 2017 up 27.9% 131st
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.6% 98th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,448 number 2018 up 32.7% 132nd
Lower secondary completion rate, total 71.9% 2024 up 6.6% 132nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 94.8% 2007 up 0.1% 113th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.42 years 2007 up 0.6% 111th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0167 units per square kilometre 2023 up 93.4% 191st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.0327 units per square kilometre 2023 up 114.9% 189th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre 2023 up 86.1% 186th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.032 units per square kilometre 2023 up 115.8% 191st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0937 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.1% 105th