Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Namibia
Namibia: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 13.87 in 2023. β² Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Namibia, 1991β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 13.87 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Namibia peaked at 13.87 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.08, in 1991.
That places Namibia 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.08 | 4.08 | 4.08 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.49 | 5.49 | 5.49 | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.41 | 7.15 | 7.69 | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.87 | 13.87 | 13.87 | 1 |
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 share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Namibia?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Namibia was 13.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.87 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Namibia ranks 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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