Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Namibia
Namibia: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 16.64 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Namibia, 1991–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Namibia stood at 16.64.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Namibia peaked at 18.11 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.85, in 2002.
Namibia ranks 81st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.05 | 12.56 | 18.11 | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.77 | 11.85 | 17.28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.48 | 15.9 | 17.13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 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, female 48.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Namibia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Namibia was 16.64 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 in 1998.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.85 in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Namibia ranks 81st out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.