Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 58.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Namibia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Namibia is 58.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Namibia peaked at 58.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1999.
Namibia ranks 99th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.2% | — |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 49.0% | 55.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.3% | 58.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 96 Palestine, State of 60.0% compare
- 97 Luxembourg 59.9% compare
- 98 Türkiye 59.3% compare
- 100 Jordan 58.0% compare
- 101 Costa Rica 57.8% compare
- 102 El Salvador 57.8% compare
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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Namibia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Namibia was 58.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Namibia ranks 99th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release