Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 95.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia is 95.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1998.
That places Namibia 68th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 76.3% | — |
| 1999 | 80.9% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | -4.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 95.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.4%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 95.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 76.3% | 80.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 85.4% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 86.3% | 97.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 93.8% | 100.0% | 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 95.4% 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 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Namibia ranks 68th out of 139 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 7.2%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release