Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 90.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia stood at 90.5%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1999.
That places Namibia 47th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 59.4% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 81.4% | 90.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 44 Togo 92.6% compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 92.3% compare
- 46 Ghana 90.6% compare
- 48 Costa Rica 90.2% compare
- 49 Belize 90.0% compare
- 49 Brunei Darussalam 90.0% compare
More education data for Namibia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Namibia ranks 47th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release