Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia stood at 95.7%.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% 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, 83.2%, in 2005.
That places Namibia 59th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.1% | — |
| 2005 | 83.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 83.2% | 94.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 87.2% | 96.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 94.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
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 95.7% 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 83.2% in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Namibia ranks 59th out of 130 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 7.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release