Namibia vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female
Namibia
87.4%
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
94.9%
in 2024
Namibia rank
50th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
47th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time
- Namibia
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 94.9% against 87.4% in Namibia, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 50th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 47th of 89 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.0% | 75.1% | 1.1% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 86.6% | 3.0% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 93.0% | 5.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 94.7% | 7.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Namibia or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 94.9% against 87.4% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Namibia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7.5%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Namibia ranks 50th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 47th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release