School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.87 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Namibia, 1991–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Namibia is 1.87 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 529.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Namibia peaked at 1.87 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1802 years, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 94th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1802 years | — |
| 1994 | 0.3642 years | +102.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4108 years | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2704 years | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3348 years | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3234 years | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3344 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3228 years | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.312 years | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2965 years | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.624 years | +110.4% |
| 2014 | 1.55 years | +147.7% |
| 2015 | 1.62 years | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.75 years | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.87 years | +6.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.87 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.87 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 4.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +147.7% | 0.624 years | 1.55 years |
| 2008 | +110.4% | 0.2965 years | 0.624 years |
| 1994 | +102.1% | 0.1802 years | 0.3642 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3121 years | 0.1802 years | 0.4108 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3689 years | 0.2965 years | 0.624 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.7 years | 1.55 years | 1.87 years | 4 |
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, tertiary, female in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Namibia was 1.87 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1802 years in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Namibia ranks 94th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 529.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.