School age population, tertiary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 124,087 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21,240 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.