School age population, tertiary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 124,087 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
124,087 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
128th
of 203 countries
All-time high
124,087 number
in 2017
All-time low
35,077 number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017
School age population, tertiary education, female in Namibia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, female in Namibia stood at 124,087 number. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Namibia peaked at 124,087 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35,077 number, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 128th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35,077 number | — |
| 1971 | 36,761 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 38,572 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 40,309 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 41,851 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 43,222 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 43,921 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 44,601 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 45,388 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 46,364 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 47,549 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 48,890 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 50,345 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 51,923 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 53,686 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 55,705 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 58,395 number | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 61,274 number | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 64,390 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 67,678 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 70,993 number | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 73,917 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 76,862 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 79,577 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 81,937 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 84,023 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 85,776 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 87,449 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 89,183 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 91,045 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 92,988 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 94,105 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 95,445 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 97,133 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 99,209 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 101,631 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 103,907 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 106,325 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 108,791 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 111,256 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 113,730 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 115,751 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 117,701 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 119,496 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 121,053 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 122,407 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 123,374 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 124,087 number | +0.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 124,087 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 124,087 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41,607 number | 35,077 number | 46,364 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,984 number | 47,549 number | 67,678 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,076 number | 70,993 number | 91,045 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,079 number | 92,988 number | 111,256 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,700 number | 113,730 number | 124,087 number | 8 |
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 school age population, tertiary education, female in Namibia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Namibia was 124,087 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 124,087 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,077 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 128th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.