Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) was 19.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Namibia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 19.2% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Namibia peaked at 19.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 123rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +133.1% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +31.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -36.6% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +58.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +3.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 19.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 19.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +133.1% | 2.1% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 2.1% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.2% | 17.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.8% | 19.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Namibia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Namibia was 19.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Namibia ranks 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release