Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.3% 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 9.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.7% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia peaked at 9.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.
Namibia ranks 40th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -59.7% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +410.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +62.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +48.3% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -42.9% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +56.9% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (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 9.3% 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 9.9% 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 40th out of 122 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 40.3%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release