Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 89.7% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Namibia, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 89.7% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Namibia peaked at 98.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2003.
That places Namibia 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 78.2% | 98.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 82.1% | 87.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.7% | 91.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 3 Eswatini, Kingdom of 95.9% compare
- 4 Cuba 92.7% compare
- 5 Mozambique, Republic of 90.4% compare
- 7 Cyprus 89.2% compare
- 8 Botswana 89.1% compare
- 9 Bangladesh 88.9% 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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Namibia?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Namibia was 89.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Namibia ranks 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release