Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes general in Namibia
Namibia: Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes general was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
98.8%
in 1991
Years of data
37
1986–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Namibia, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Namibia is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 1st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes general in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 99.7% | — |
| 1987 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 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% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
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- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahamas 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
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- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
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- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Western Sahara 100.0%
- 1 Falkland Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 100.0% compare
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- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0% compare
- 1 Marshall Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Malawi 100.0% compare
- 1 Nigeria 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Palau 100.0% compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 100.0% compare
- 1 Somalia 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 1 United States 100.0% compare
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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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Namibia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Namibia was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Namibia ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release