Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 31.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. 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 31.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Namibia peaked at 31.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1960.
That places Namibia 94th 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 population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.8% | — |
| 1965 | 13.4% | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 14.4% | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 24.9% | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 20.0% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 28.4% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 24.9% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
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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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Namibia was 31.7% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Namibia ranks 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)