Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Namibia
Namibia: Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women was 55.3% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Namibia, 1989–2013
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 55.3% for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Namibia peaked at 55.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 38th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 32.1% | — |
| 1992 | 26.0% | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +63.8% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 42.6% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 36 India 56.4% compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 56.4% compare
- 39 Russian Federation 55.0% compare
- 39 Singapore 55.0% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 54.7% compare
More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,030 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42,907 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,999 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Namibia?
- Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Namibia was 55.3% in 2013, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Namibia ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2013.
- Is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.