Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Namibia
Namibia: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 66.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Namibia, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Namibia stood at 66.0%.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Namibia peaked at 70.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 14th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.6% | — |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +167.0% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 20.6% | 68.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.9% | 70.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Namibia?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Namibia was 66.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Namibia ranks 14th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.