Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Namibia
Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2017. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Namibia, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.06 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Namibia peaked at 1.2 GPI in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPI, in 2017.
Namibia ranks 22nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.2 GPI | — |
| 1996 | 1.17 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.16 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.17 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.12 GPI | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.12 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.13 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.13 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.14 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.13 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 19 Nicaragua 1.07 GPI compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 1.07 GPI compare
- 21 Bahrain 1.06 GPI compare
- 23 Honduras 1.06 GPI compare
- 24 Madagascar 1.06 GPI compare
- 25 Mauritania 1.05 GPI compare
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Namibia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Namibia was 1.06 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPI in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.