Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Namibia
Namibia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 76.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Namibia, 2001β2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Namibia stood at 76.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Namibia peaked at 76.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 64th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 42.4% | 46.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 76.8% | 76.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Namibia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Namibia was 76.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Namibia ranks 64th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.