Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Namibia
Namibia: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 70.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology 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 other fields than science, technology in Namibia stood at 70.2%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Namibia peaked at 71.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2001.
That places Namibia 13th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46.4% | — |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 68.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 46.4% | 65.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 68.8% | 71.3% | 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 female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Namibia?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Namibia was 70.2% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Namibia ranks 13th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.