Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Namibia
Namibia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 14.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Namibia, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Namibia is 14.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Namibia peaked at 14.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1991.
That places Namibia 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Namibia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +95.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Namibia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Namibia was 14.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Namibia ranks 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.