World Data Atlas Topics Education

Educational attainment in Namibia

Gender (% in 2001)
Male 5.96 WB
Female 5.08 WB
Education Level Advanced Education
Tertiary Education 2.3 % in 2001 WB
Education Level Basic Education (% in 2001)
Primary Education 50.03 WB
Lower Secondary Education 28.51 WB
Education Level Intermediate Education Secondary Education (% in 2001)
Upper Secondary Education 17.55 WB
Post-Secondary Education 5.49 WB
Africa (%)
Sao Tome and Principe 82.05 in 2012 WB
Algeria 57.52 in 2019 WB
Zambia 52.07 in 2018 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.88 in 2018 WB
South Africa 48.61 in 2021 WB
Madagascar 38.94 in 2021 WB
Uganda 33.81 in 2016 WB
Djibouti 28.07 in 2017 WB
Tunisia 14.79 in 2016 WB
Nigeria 13.83 in 2006 WB
Burundi 13.82 in 2017 WB
Egypt 12.67 in 2017 WB
Cabo Verde 12.32 in 2015 WB
Mauritius 10.58 in 2011 WB
Chad 10.08 in 2019 WB
Cameroon 8.82 in 2010 WB
Ghana 8.07 in 2010 WB
South Sudan 7.55 in 2008 WB
Somalia 7.21 in 2022 WB
Kenya 6.76 in 2010 WB
Zimbabwe 5.74 in 2002 WB
Lesotho 5.63 in 2008 WB
Libya 5.2 in 1984 WB
Namibia 5.08 in 2001 WB
Senegal 4.55 in 2017 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 4.41 in 2014 WB
Eswatini 4.24 in 1986 WB
Mozambique 4.03 in 2020 WB
Ethiopia 3.78 in 2011 WB
Sierra Leone 3.26 in 2004 WB
Guinea 2.84 in 2018 WB
Morocco 2.8 in 1971 WB
Angola 2 in 2014 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 1.82 in 2012 WB
Seychelles 1.68 in 1971 WB
Togo 1.53 in 2011 WB
Mali 1.52 in 2020 WB
Burkina Faso 1.38 in 2018 WB
Mauritania 1.18 in 2013 WB
Congo 1.1 in 1984 WB
Niger 0.96 in 2012 WB
Benin 0.8 in 2002 WB
Liberia 0.8 in 1974 WB
Central African Republic 0.74 in 1988 WB
Botswana 0.37 in 1971 WB
Sudan 0.3 in 1983 WB
Malawi 0.25 in 1998 WB
Rwanda 0.09 in 1978 WB
Gambia 0.09 in 1973 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 100.63 % in 2022 WB
Duration 7 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 5.08 % in 2001 WB
Enrollment Rate 132.99 % in 2022 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 92.25 % in 2021 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 0.45 % in 2015 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 22.63 ratio in 2018 WB
School Life Expectancy 7.2 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 14 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators