Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Namibia
Namibia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 76.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Namibia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Namibia is 76.8%, measured in 2023. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Namibia peaked at 76.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 65th 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 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 62 Jordan 79.5% compare
- 63 Greece 78.4% compare
- 64 Jamaica 77.4% compare
- 66 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 73.3% compare
- 67 China (People’s Republic of) 72.4% compare
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 71.9% compare
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Namibia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Namibia was 76.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Namibia ranks 65th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release