Tertiary education, academic staff in Namibia
Namibia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 50.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Namibia, 1991–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Namibia is 50.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Namibia peaked at 54.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2003.
That places Namibia 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 49.8% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 27.4% | 42.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 44.3% | 46.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 48.2% | 50.9% | 2 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Namibia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Namibia was 50.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Namibia ranks 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.