Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 80,240 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Namibia, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Namibia stood at 80,240 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Namibia peaked at 80,240 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43,800 number, in 1996.
Namibia ranks 123rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,852 number | 43,800 number | 49,702 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 63,124 number | 53,658 number | 70,375 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,038 number | 70,967 number | 80,240 number | 4 |
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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 enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Namibia?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Namibia was 80,240 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 80,240 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,800 number in 1996.
- How does Namibia rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.