Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia, 1999–2024
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.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.7% | — |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +715.6% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | -36.2% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +2.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 90.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.8%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 90.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.9%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +715.6% | 11.7% | 95.7% |
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
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 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