Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Namibia
Namibia: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.29 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.29 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.29 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7437 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Namibia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Namibia stood at 1.29 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Namibia peaked at 1.29 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7437 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Namibia 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Namibia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7437 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7605 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7702 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7831 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7975 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8174 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8427 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8704 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.898 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9243 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9535 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.98 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.01 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.04 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.1 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.18 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.22 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.28 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.28 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.29 modelled data | +0.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.29 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.29 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8093 modelled data | 0.7437 modelled data | 0.898 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.9243 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 1.26 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 modelled data | 1.26 modelled data | 1.29 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Namibia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Namibia was 1.29 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7437 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Namibia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Namibia ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release