School age population, upper secondary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 48,294 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Namibia is 48,294 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Namibia peaked at 50,952 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16,774 number, in 1970.
That places Namibia 137th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,949 number | 16,774 number | 21,211 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,848 number | 21,912 number | 31,691 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,391 number | 33,051 number | 39,669 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,758 number | 40,494 number | 48,756 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,997 number | 48,613 number | 50,952 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,294 number | 48,294 number | 48,294 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, female in Namibia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Namibia was 48,294 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 50,952 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,774 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 137th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, upper secondary 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.