Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia peaked at 1.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.
That places Namibia 102nd out of 121 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.2% | — |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +45.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (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 1.3% 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 1.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Namibia ranks 102nd 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 7.3%. 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 Education 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