Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 20.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of 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 20.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Namibia peaked at 54.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2010.
Namibia ranks 39th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15+ with no education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.6% | — |
| 1965 | 48.8% | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 42.2% | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 36.4% | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 32.7% | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 48.8% | 54.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.3% | 36.4% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 28.4% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 22.5% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 21.5% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 124,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,724 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,710 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Namibia was 20.8% 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+ with no education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Namibia ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education