Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia

Namibia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.07 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
0.07
World rank
120th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.09
in 1990
All-time low
0.07
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia, 1960–2010

00.020.040.060.081960198520101960: 0.071965: 0.071970: 0.071975: 0.071980: 0.071985: 0.081990: 0.091995: 0.092000: 0.092005: 0.082010: 0.07

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia stood at 0.07. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia peaked at 0.09 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 1960.

That places Namibia 120th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.07 0.07 0.07 2
1970s 0.07 0.07 0.07 2
1980s 0.075 0.07 0.08 2
1990s 0.09 0.09 0.09 2
2000s 0.085 0.08 0.09 2
2010s 0.07 0.07 0.07 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 117 Cameroon 0.08 compare
  2. 117 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.08 compare
  3. 117 Yemen, Republic of 0.08 compare
  4. 120 Barbados 0.07 compare
  5. 120 Cambodia 0.07 compare
  6. 120 Congo, Republic of 0.07 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More education data for Namibia

All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia was 0.07 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.09 in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 1960.
How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
Namibia ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.