Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Namibia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Namibia stood at 59.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Namibia peaked at 59.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1999.
Namibia ranks 71st of 153 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 upper secondary education who are female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.9% | — |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 55.6% | 58.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 56.5% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 68 South Africa 60.0% compare
- 69 Greece 59.3% compare
- 70 Indonesia 59.1% compare
- 72 Republic of Korea 58.7% compare
- 73 United States of America 58.4% compare
- 74 Bahrain 58.3% 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 upper secondary education who are female in Namibia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Namibia was 59.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Namibia ranks 71st out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release