Secondary education, teachers, female in Namibia
Namibia: Secondary education, teachers, female was 6,264 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female in Namibia is 6,264, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Namibia peaked at 6,264 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,840, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 129th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,840 | — |
| 1999 | 2,247 | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 2,389 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 3,567 | +49.3% |
| 2005 | 2,936 | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 3,707 | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 2,724 | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 4,592 | +68.6% |
| 2015 | 4,869 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 4,973 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5,220 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 5,249 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5,110 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 5,555 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 5,700 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 5,778 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5,984 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 6,264 | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, 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 | +68.6% | 2,724 | 4,592 |
| 2004 | +49.3% | 2,389 | 3,567 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,044 | 1,840 | 2,247 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,964 | 2,389 | 3,567 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4,556 | 2,724 | 5,249 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5,856 | 5,555 | 6,264 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in Namibia?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Namibia was 6,264 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,264 in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,840 in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Namibia ranks 129th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.