Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 94.2% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Latest (2022)
94.2%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 122 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2001
All-time low
78.1%
in 2003
Years of data
11
2001β2022
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Namibia, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 94.2% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Namibia peaked at 98.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2003.
Namibia ranks 10th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 78.1% | 98.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 87.4% | 92.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.2% | 95.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 7 Mozambique, Republic of 94.4% compare
- 8 Cyprus 94.3% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 94.2% compare
- 11 Niger 93.8% compare
- 12 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 93.4% compare
- 13 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 92.4% 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 94.2% 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 98.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Namibia ranks 10th out of 122 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 7.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release