School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9781 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
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.
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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (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