Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 36.2% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Namibia, 1995–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2007, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Namibia stood at 36.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 36.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1999.
That places Namibia 156th out of 182 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.8% | — |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 29.2% | 34.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 29.5% | 36.2% | 8 |
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, upper secondary, both sexes in Namibia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Namibia was 36.2% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 156th out of 182 countries with data for 2007.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.