Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 60.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Namibia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 60.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Namibia peaked at 65.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1960.
That places Namibia 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.0% | — |
| 1965 | 44.9% | +66.3% |
| 1970 | 62.0% | +38.2% |
| 1975 | 65.3% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 59.2% | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 43.4% | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.9% | 27.0% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.7% | 62.0% | 65.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.6% | 52.0% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 43.4% | 48.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 61.2% | 62.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Namibia was 60.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Namibia ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)