Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 5.8% in 2022. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Namibia, 2001β2022
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.
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
- 110 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 6.6% compare
- 111 Niger 6.2% compare
- 112 Burundi 5.9% compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 5.8% compare
- 115 Cyprus 5.7% compare
- 116 Mozambique, Republic of 5.6% 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 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