School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Namibia
Namibia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.42 GPI in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Namibia, 1991–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.42 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Namibia peaked at 1.5 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8224 GPI, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.42 GPI | — |
| 1994 | 1.35 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.34 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 GPI | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8224 GPI | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 1.26 GPI | +52.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1 GPI | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8525 GPI | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8503 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPI | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 1.35 GPI | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 1.39 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.39 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.42 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.49 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.48 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.47 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.42 GPI | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +52.7% | 0.8224 GPI | 1.26 GPI |
| 2008 | +42.7% | 0.8503 GPI | 1.21 GPI |
| 2001 | -25.6% | 1.1 GPI | 0.8224 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1.42 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.8224 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.43 GPI | 1.35 GPI | 1.5 GPI | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.46 GPI | 1.42 GPI | 1.48 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Namibia?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Namibia was 1.42 GPI in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8224 GPI in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.