School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
35th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 1990
All-time low
1.05 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
33
1990–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.09 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPIA, in 2002.
Namibia ranks 35th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.18 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.09 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release