Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total was 1.42 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia stood at 1.42. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia peaked at 1.42 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.62, in 1960.
That places Namibia 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.62 | — |
| 1965 | 0.66 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.71 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.82 | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.95 | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 1.17 | +23.2% |
| 1990 | 1.42 | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 1.32 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.17 | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 1.29 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.42 | +10.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.42 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.42 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.18, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.765 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia was 1.42 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Namibia ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.