Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 18.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Namibia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 18.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Namibia peaked at 59.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2010.
That places Namibia 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.9% | — |
| 1965 | 53.8% | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 47.1% | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 40.6% | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 36.3% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 31.3% | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 26.1% | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.8% | 53.8% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 40.6% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 31.3% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 23.4% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.7% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 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+ with no education in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Namibia was 18.6% 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+ with no education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
- Namibia ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education