Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.2% in 2022. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Namibia, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.2% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Namibia peaked at 1.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2003.
Namibia ranks 95th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 1.2% 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 1.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Namibia ranks 95th out of 121 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 down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release