School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.88 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Namibia, 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 12.88 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Namibia peaked at 13.09 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.04 years, in 2006.
That places Namibia 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.25 years | 11.56 years | 12.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.31 years | 11.04 years | 11.56 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.49 years | 11.72 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.92 years | 12.81 years | 13.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 38 Saudi Arabia 12.94 years compare
- 39 Montenegro 12.94 years compare
- 40 Samoa 12.89 years compare
- 42 Mauritius 12.86 years compare
- 43 Germany 12.85 years compare
- 44 Czech Republic 12.84 years compare
More education data for Namibia
- 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 21,240 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Namibia was 12.88 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.09 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.04 years in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Namibia ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release