Secondary education, teachers in Namibia
Namibia: Secondary education, teachers was 58.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Namibia, 1992β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 58.8% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Namibia peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 102nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 46.3% | 55.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 50.3% | 55.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 56.3% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Namibia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Namibia was 58.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Namibia ranks 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.