Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Ma in Namibia
Namibia: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Ma was 38.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Ma in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 38.8% for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and ma in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and ma in Namibia peaked at 46.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 37th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 26.6% | 40.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 38.3% | 46.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.8% | 39.0% | 2 |
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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 female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and ma in Namibia?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and ma in Namibia was 38.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and ma recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and ma recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and ma?
- Namibia ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and ma rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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