Percentage … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction was 4.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia peaked at 5.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Namibia 113th out of 124 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 … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8% | — |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +227.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | — |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +80.9% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +38.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +33.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 4.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 4.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 69% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- 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)
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 4.6% 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 5.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Namibia ranks 113th out of 124 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 up 4.0%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release