Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 16.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia peaked at 47.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1960.
That places Namibia 137th 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.7% | — |
| 1965 | 16.3% | +39.1% |
| 1970 | 20.7% | +27.1% |
| 1975 | 25.9% | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 32.1% | +23.8% |
| 1985 | 39.3% | +22.4% |
| 1990 | 47.6% | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -48.6% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 11.7% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 20.7% | 25.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 32.1% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 36.7% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 18.1% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 134 Mauritania 17.0% compare
- 135 Côte d'Ivoire 16.5% compare
- 136 Central African Republic 16.3% compare
- 138 Malawi 16.2% compare
- 139 Mozambique 16.1% compare
- 140 Papua New Guinea 15.8% compare
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 secondary in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia was 16.3% 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 secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Namibia ranks 137th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)