Education in Namibia 2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School enrollment, primary 97.5% 2018 up 7.9% 38th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 87.0% 2017 up 2.0% 101st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 81.3% 2017 up 1.8% 106th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1 GPIA 2007 down 0.0% 149th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.4% 2012 down 45.0% 104th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.9% 2012 down 43.9% 76th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 88.8% 2023 down 0.6% 53rd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 71.9% 2024 up 6.6% 136th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 89.1% 2023 up 0.1% 50th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 88.5% 2023 down 1.3% 54th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 2.0% 6th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 54.9% 2023 down 0.8% 50th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 87.6% 2023 down 0.7% 53rd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 87.4% 2023 down 0.6% 50th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 87.9% 2023 down 0.8% 54th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 92.1% 2023 down 2.2% 66th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.99 GPIA 2023 unchanged 21st Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 90.8% 2023 down 1.4% 70th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 1.1% 4th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 71.3% 2006 down 2.8% 119th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 338 2023 up 128.4% 165th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1,930 2023 down 17.6% 149th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 20 2023 up 11.1% 114th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 6 2023 down 57.1% 152nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 309 2023 up 73.6% 111th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1,081 2023 down 40.2% 18th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 39 2023 down 4.9% 69th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 3 2023 — 95th Trained teachers in primary education 95.4% 2024 up 7.2% 66th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1,491 number 2017 up 363.0% 102nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 63.1% 164th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 5.9% 2018 up 37.3% 148th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 10.8% 37th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 93.5% 2023 down 2.7% 70th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 down 43.9% 9th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 75th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2018 down 0.2% 25th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 84 2023 up 162.5% 62nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 84 2023 up 162.5% 51st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 62.6% 76th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.5% 2023 down 22.7% 134th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 114.2% 166th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 4.2% 96th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 146.0% 52nd Share of primary school teachers who are women 70.8% 2024 up 3.9% 136th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 146.0% 55th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.9285 GPIA 1997 up 307.5% 52nd Share of students studying abroad 5.2% 2022 down 48.2% 96th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 17,543 2024 up 20.1% 44th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 1 2025 unchanged 188th End month of the academic school year 12 2025 unchanged 1st Enrolment in primary education, female 241,510 number 2018 up 19.8% 109th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 76.8% 2024 up 7.9% 134th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 67.0% 2024 up 5.2% 137th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.13 GPIA 2024 up 2.0% 33rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 19.5% 2017 down 3.8% 11th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 11,613 2024 up 42.6% 54th ← Previous Page 9 of 46 Next →