Average years of schooling males vs females in Namibia
Namibia: Average years of schooling males vs females was 7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling males vs females in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling males vs females in Namibia is 7, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling males vs females in Namibia peaked at 7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.81, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling males vs females in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.81 | — |
| 1991 | 5.82 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.83 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.85 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.86 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.87 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.88 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.9 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.91 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.92 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.94 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.95 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.05 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.09 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.14 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.18 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.25 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.25 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.29 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.33 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.41 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.49 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.57 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.65 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.73 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.77 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.82 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.87 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.91 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.96 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.87 | 5.81 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.11 | 5.94 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.65 | 6.33 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.99 | 6.96 | 7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling males vs females in Namibia?
- Average years of schooling males vs females in Namibia was 7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling males vs females recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling males vs females recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for average years of schooling males vs females?
- Namibia ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling males vs females rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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