School enrollment, secondary in Namibia
Namibia: School enrollment, secondary was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Namibia, 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary in Namibia stood at 82.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Namibia peaked at 83.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1987.
Namibia ranks 133rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.6% | 37.5% | 39.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 38.9% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 62.1% | 67.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 68.1% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 81.6% | 83.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (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 school enrollment, secondary in Namibia?
- School enrollment, secondary in Namibia was 82.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1987.
- How does Namibia rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Namibia ranks 133rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.