Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary was 0.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Namibia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Namibia stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Namibia peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1960.
That places Namibia 118th 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+ with tertiary in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1965 | 0.7% | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Namibia was 0.9% 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 tertiary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
- Namibia ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary