Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Namibia
Namibia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Namibia, 1991β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 98.9% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Namibia peaked at 98.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1991.
That places Namibia 43rd out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 65.5% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 40 Cayman Islands 99.0% compare
- 41 Serbia, Republic of 99.0% compare
- 42 Romania 99.0% compare
- 44 Montenegro 98.6% compare
- 45 Oman 98.4% compare
- 46 Luxembourg 98.3% 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 primary education or higher in Namibia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Namibia was 98.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Namibia ranks 43rd out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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 primary 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