Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia
Namibia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia stood at 5.2%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia peaked at 38.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -17.6% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 33.1% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 19.4% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 5.2% | 16.1% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia was 5.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Namibia ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release