Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Namibia
Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Namibia is 86.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Namibia peaked at 87.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 132nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.8% | — |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 55.4% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 59.2% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 63.6% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 62.5% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 62.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 42.8% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 65.5% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 71.6% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 86.2% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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, secondary, female in Namibia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Namibia was 86.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Namibia ranks 132nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release