Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 1.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2022.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Namibia peaked at 1.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.
Namibia ranks 40th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.5% | — |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -54.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +47.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +68.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 37 Denmark 1.4% compare
- 38 France 1.4% compare
- 39 Macau, China 1.4% compare
- 41 Cyprus 1.3% compare
- 42 Switzerland 1.3% compare
- 43 Republic of Moldova 1.3% compare
More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Namibia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Namibia was 1.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Namibia ranks 40th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release