Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 29.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ 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+ with secondary in Namibia stood at 29.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Namibia peaked at 34.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1960.
That places Namibia 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.2% | — |
| 1965 | 13.6% | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 15.8% | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 19.0% | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.9% | 12.2% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.4% | 15.8% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 23.9% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 31.1% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 25.9% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 104 New Zealand 30.8% compare
- 105 Ecuador 30.5% compare
- 106 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.2% compare
- 108 Costa Rica 29.4% compare
- 109 Iraq 28.4% compare
- 110 Eswatini 27.2% 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+ with secondary in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Namibia was 29.9% 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 secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Namibia ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)