Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia is 0.7%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia peaked at 1.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Namibia 108th out of 121 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +214.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 290,443 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 299,586 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0989 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia was 0.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Namibia ranks 108th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law 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