School life expectancy, secondary, female in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.4 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Namibia, 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4.4 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Namibia peaked at 4.42 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.14 years, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 155th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.94 years | 2.14 years | 3.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.42 years | 3.27 years | 3.59 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.02 years | 3.65 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 years | 4.39 years | 4.42 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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, secondary, female in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Namibia was 4.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 years in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Namibia ranks 155th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release