Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2017.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia peaked at 5.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Namibia ranks 90th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8% | — |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +227.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | — |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (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 4.1% in 2017, 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 5.3% in 2014.
- 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 90th out of 98 countries with data for 2017.
- 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.