School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9781 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9781 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
157th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 1995
All-time low
0.9781 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
30
1995–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Namibia, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.9781 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Namibia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9781 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Namibia 157th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9927 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9891 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9881 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9857 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9871 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9938 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9888 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.988 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9857 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9829 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9809 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9814 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9824 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.985 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9842 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9858 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9802 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9908 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9816 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9836 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9781 GPIA | -0.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.9781 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.9781 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9882 GPIA, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9927 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9889 GPIA | 0.9857 GPIA | 0.9938 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.9802 GPIA | 0.9908 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9841 GPIA | 0.9781 GPIA | 0.9918 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Namibia was 0.9781 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9781 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Namibia ranks 157th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release