Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Namibia
Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 77.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Namibia stood at 77.5%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Namibia peaked at 79.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 147th 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, male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.0% | — |
| 1991 | 40.7% | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 58.8% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 35.0% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 58.7% | 64.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 64.5% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 77.1% | 79.6% | 5 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Namibia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Namibia was 77.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- Namibia ranks 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release