Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0035 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0039 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 160th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0027 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0034 units per person | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 units per person | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.003 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.003 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 units per person | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 units per person | +59.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 units per person | +1.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0042 units per person, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0035 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita 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 | +59.3% | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0038 units per person |
| 2012 | -31.7% | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0024 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 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, per capita in Namibia?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia was 0.0035 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 160th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.