Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 106.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 106.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 106.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 1996.
Namibia ranks 39th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 69.7% | — |
| 1996 | 68.4% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 77.8% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 106.7% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 68.4% | 74.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 77.8% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 88.2% | 106.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia was 106.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 1996.
- How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.