Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Namibia stood at 70.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Namibia peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2004.
Namibia ranks 136th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64.9% | — |
| 1999 | 67.1% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 64.9% | 67.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 64.2% | 68.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 68.1% | 69.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 69.3% | 70.8% | 5 |
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 teachers in primary education who are female in Namibia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Namibia was 70.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2004.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Namibia ranks 136th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release