Education in Namibia

2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of infant deaths, male 1,553 2024 down 10.8% 80th
Number of under-five deaths, female 1,358 2024 down 13.7% 85th
Number of under-five deaths, male 1,680 2024 down 12.9% 86th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 4.2 years 2024 up 8.9% 163rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.87 years 2017 up 529.2% 94th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 2.01 GPI 2017 up 137.1% 9th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.926 years 2017 up 165.4% 110th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.88 years 2024 up 3.3% 42nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 106.3% 2024 up 2.5% 34th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 1997 down 72.2% 175th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0052 number per person 2018 up 17.3% 38th
Teachers in primary education, female 13,396 number 2018 up 45.5% 116th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 35,986 2024 up 41.8% 50th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 54,017 2024 up 45.8% 44th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0163 number per square kilometre 2018 up 45.5% 188th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2012 down 1.2% 40th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 4.9% 62nd
Children out of school, female 1.3% 2012 down 84.8% 152nd
Children out of school, male 2.7% 2012 down 75.5% 121st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 4,172 2022 up 137.6% 121st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 22,112 number 2018 up 35.5% 131st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 26.1% 2022 up 54.4% 119th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 106.3% 2024 up 2.9% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 86.4% 2024 up 8.1% 132nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9989 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 119th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 106.4% 2024 up 2.1% 33rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 77.5% 2024 up 5.4% 147th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.1 GPIA 2024 up 2.2% 29th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 14.8% 2018 down 16.9% 139th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.88 years 2024 up 3.6% 44th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.95 years 2024 up 3.1% 37th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.995 GPIA 2024 up 0.5% 127th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.46 years 2022 down 37.4% 117th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 4.4 years 2024 up 10.0% 158th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 3.99 years 2024 up 7.5% 166th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 2.0% 35th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 51.5% 1997 up 142.9% 21st
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.1% 1997 down 94.5% 183rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 11.54 years 2006 down 4.0% 129th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 2,320 2024 up 86.6% 134th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.704 years 2024 up 51.8% 183rd
Productivity vs. educational attainment 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 11.9% 86th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 113.3% 2018 up 8.3% 33rd
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 86.3% 2025 up 7.8% 117th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 93.9% 2025 up 7.8% 106th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.16 modelled data 2025 down 0.1% 12th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 78.6% 2025 up 8.0% 121st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 18.29 % change on previous year 1997 down 27.8% 20th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 58.8% 2024 up 12.5% 108th
Teachers in secondary education, female 6,264 2024 up 36.4% 129th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 0.1% 1997 down 77.5% 181st