School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.995 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.995 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
127th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 1990
All-time low
0.985 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
33
1990–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.995 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Namibia peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.985 GPIA, in 2003.
Namibia ranks 127th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9991 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.989 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9866 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.985 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9885 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9876 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9954 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9922 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9921 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9882 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9946 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9919 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9961 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.995 GPIA | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.995 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.995 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9915 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9907 GPIA | 0.985 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9934 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9962 GPIA | 0.9919 GPIA | 1 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Namibia was 0.995 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.985 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Namibia ranks 127th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release