Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 1.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Namibia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Namibia stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.0% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Namibia peaked at 7.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.
That places Namibia 174th out of 182 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.1% | — |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +36.5% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -49.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.4% | 7.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Namibia?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Namibia was 1.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 174th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. 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 Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release