School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9466 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9466 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
190th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 1989
All-time low
0.9466 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.9466 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9466 GPIA, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 190th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9998 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9937 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9821 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.975 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9729 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9649 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9633 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9576 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9544 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9586 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9552 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9595 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9577 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9621 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9574 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9568 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9543 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9511 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9479 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9468 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9489 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9627 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9602 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9591 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9528 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9522 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9472 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9466 GPIA | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.9466 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.9466 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9907 GPIA | 0.9633 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9574 GPIA | 0.9543 GPIA | 0.9621 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9549 GPIA | 0.9468 GPIA | 0.9627 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9516 GPIA | 0.9466 GPIA | 0.9591 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 187 Serbia 0.9497 GPIA compare
- 188 Sudan 0.9495 GPIA compare
- 189 Mauritius 0.9488 GPIA compare
- 191 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.9459 GPIA compare
- 192 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9452 GPIA compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 0.9436 GPIA compare
More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia was 0.9466 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 1989.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9466 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 190th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release