Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Namibia
Namibia: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 100.0% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Latest (2008)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 112 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
84.8%
in 1998
Years of data
10
1998–2008
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Namibia, 1998–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2008, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Namibia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 1st of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84.8% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.4% | 84.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
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More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 290,443 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Namibia?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Namibia was 100.0% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Namibia ranks 1st out of 112 countries with data for 2008.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release