School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 2.01 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Namibia, 1991–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Namibia is 2.01 GPI, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 137.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Namibia peaked at 2.01 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8156 GPI, in 2001.
That places Namibia 9th out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.72 GPI | — |
| 1994 | 1.54 GPI | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 1.51 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1 GPI | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 1.11 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8156 GPI | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 1.33 GPI | +63.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1 GPI | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8497 GPI | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8499 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPI | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 1.68 GPI | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 1.76 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.76 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.01 GPI | +14.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.01 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.01 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1.72 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 0.8156 GPI | 1.33 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.8 GPI | 1.68 GPI | 2.01 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Namibia was 2.01 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8156 GPI in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 9th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.1%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.