Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia is 1.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia peaked at 1.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 99th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.7% | — |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -39.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +36.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 96 Burkina Faso 1.1% compare
- 97 El Salvador 1.1% compare
- 98 Botswana 1.1% compare
- 100 Ghana 1.1% compare
- 101 Madagascar 1.0% compare
- 102 Rwanda 1.0% compare
More education data for Namibia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 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 1.1% 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 1.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Namibia ranks 99th out of 117 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 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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