School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.09 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Namibia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.09 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Namibia peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9788 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Namibia 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9974 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9916 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9812 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9944 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9836 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9788 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9935 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9527 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9916 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9863 GPIA | 0.9788 GPIA | 0.9944 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 3 |
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Namibia was 1.09 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9788 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Namibia ranks 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release