Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 18.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of 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
Namibia recorded 18.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010.
The figure is up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia peaked at 43.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1960.
That places Namibia 134th 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.9% | — |
| 1965 | 16.0% | +34.4% |
| 1970 | 19.9% | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 24.4% | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 29.8% | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | -49.5% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 11.9% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 19.9% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 29.8% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 31.5% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.9% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 131 Haiti 20.0% compare
- 132 Central African Republic 19.3% compare
- 133 Mauritania 19.2% compare
- 135 Burundi 18.5% compare
- 136 Mozambique 17.2% compare
- 137 Uganda 17.1% compare
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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Namibia was 18.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Namibia ranks 134th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)