Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Namibia
Namibia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.18 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Namibia, 1994β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.18 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Namibia peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7429 GPIA, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 36th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7449 GPIA | 0.7449 GPIA | 0.7449 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7834 GPIA | 0.7834 GPIA | 0.7834 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8721 GPIA | 0.7429 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Namibia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Namibia was 1.18 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7429 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Namibia ranks 36th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release