Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Namibia
Namibia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Namibia, 1994–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Namibia is 10.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Namibia peaked at 10.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2001.
That places Namibia 104th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Namibia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -51.4% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +250.4% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Namibia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Namibia was 10.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Namibia ranks 104th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.