Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 42.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
42.5%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
109th
of 164 countries
All-time high
42.5%
in 2025
All-time low
14.9%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Namibia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Namibia stood at 42.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Namibia peaked at 42.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1981.
Namibia ranks 109th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 14.9% | — |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | +1.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 42.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 42.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 18.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 25.1% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 29.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 38.7% | 42.5% | 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Namibia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Namibia was 42.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1981.
- How does Namibia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Namibia ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release