Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 4,679 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Namibia, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4,679 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Namibia peaked at 4,679 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,710, in 1999.
That places Namibia 98th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,710 | 1,710 | 1,710 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,531 | 2,105 | 4,082 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4,406 | 4,181 | 4,679 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 95 El Salvador 5,685 compare
- 96 Senegal 5,378 compare
- 97 Puerto Rico 4,686 compare
- 99 Estonia 4,617 compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 4,038 compare
- 101 Mozambique 3,817 compare
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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Namibia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Namibia was 4,679 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,679 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,710 in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 98th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release