Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Namibia
Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 51.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Namibia, 1995β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Namibia stood at 51.5%.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Namibia peaked at 54.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1999.
That places Namibia 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 30.7% | 36.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.6% | 38.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 41.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 49.0% | 54.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 144 Tajikistan 57.2% compare
- 145 Seychelles 56.3% compare
- 146 El Salvador 55.7% compare
- 148 Cambodia 50.4% compare
- 149 Lesotho 50.4% compare
- 150 Russia 48.7% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Namibia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Namibia was 51.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Namibia ranks 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release