Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female was 5.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 5.8% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2022.
That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Namibia peaked at 12.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 113th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.1% | — |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +255.9% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -32.0% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +355.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +19.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 5.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 42% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 5.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.2%, 48% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Namibia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Namibia was 5.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Namibia ranks 113th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release