Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia stood at 10.0%.
The figure is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia peaked at 12.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Namibia 106th out of 123 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.4% | — |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +255.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | — |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -56.1% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +167.3% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +48.9% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 3.9% | 12.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
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 10.0% 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 12.1% 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 106th out of 123 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 11.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release