Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 95.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Namibia peaked at 98.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2024.
That places Namibia 35th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 97.9% | — |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | -0.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 95.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 95.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.7%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.1% | 98.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.8% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 32 Panama 97.4% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 96.6% compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 96.3% compare
- 36 Bhutan 95.4% compare
- 37 Mauritania 95.2% compare
- 38 El Salvador 94.5% compare
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 95.8% 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 98.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 80 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 down 1.3%. 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 upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release