Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.3% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Namibia, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Namibia is 0.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Namibia peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
That places Namibia 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
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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 0.3% 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 0.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Namibia ranks 105th out of 120 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 34.7%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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