Lower secondary completion rate, total in Namibia
Namibia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 71.9% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Namibia peaked at 92.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 132nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.3% | 46.6% | 57.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 55.7% | 61.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 55.1% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 71.9% | 92.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 129 Bangladesh 73.8% compare
- 130 Myanmar 73.8% compare
- 131 El Salvador 72.7% compare
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 70.8% compare
- 134 Eswatini 67.6% compare
- 135 Zimbabwe 65.6% compare
More education data for Namibia
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21,240 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 123.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.15 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Namibia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Namibia was 71.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Namibia ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.