School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.7204 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Namibia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Namibia is 0.7204 GPIA, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Namibia peaked at 0.8665 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2088 GPIA, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 83rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2088 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.2574 GPIA | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4488 GPIA | +74.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3638 GPIA | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4414 GPIA | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4404 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4922 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4109 GPIA | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8665 GPIA | +110.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7204 GPIA | -16.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.7204 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7504 GPIA, 96% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.7204 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7325 GPIA, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2331 GPIA | 0.2088 GPIA | 0.2574 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4329 GPIA | 0.3638 GPIA | 0.4922 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7934 GPIA | 0.7204 GPIA | 0.8665 GPIA | 2 |
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Namibia was 0.7204 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8665 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2088 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Namibia ranks 83rd out of 125 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release