Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 79.9% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Namibia, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Namibia is 79.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Namibia peaked at 97.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 13th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.7% | 78.4% | 97.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 71.7% | 79.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 79.9% | 81.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 81.9%
- 11 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 80.3% compare
- 12 Samoa 80.1% compare
- 14 Cyprus 79.8% compare
- 15 Liechtenstein, Principality of 79.3% compare
- 16 Egypt, Arab Republic of 78.1% 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 79.9% 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 97.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Namibia ranks 13th 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 11.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release