School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.6211 years in 2018. β Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Namibia, 1998β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.6211 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 667.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 0.6211 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0434 years, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 22nd of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0441 years | 0.0439 years | 0.0443 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0676 years | 0.0434 years | 0.0809 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6127 years | 0.6043 years | 0.6211 years | 2 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Namibia was 0.6211 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6211 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0434 years in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 667.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release