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. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 95.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia peaked at 99.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 47th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 87.7% | — |
| 1999 | 92.1% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 87.7% | 92.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 93.3% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 93.6% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.7% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (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 95.7% 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 99.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Namibia ranks 47th out of 110 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 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release