Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Namibia
Namibia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 15,030 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Namibia stood at 15,030. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Namibia peaked at 15,030 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,087, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 115th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7,087 | — |
| 1999 | 8,089 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 8,238 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8,338 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8,168 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 7,999 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7,829 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 8,767 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 8,876 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8,986 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9,096 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9,205 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 9,314 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8,210 | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 7,107 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 9,028 | +27.0% |
| 2014 | 10,948 | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 11,514 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 12,021 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 12,515 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 12,770 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 12,831 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 13,205 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 13,489 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 13,841 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 13,746 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 15,030 | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,588 | 7,087 | 8,089 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8,550 | 7,829 | 9,205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,626 | 7,107 | 12,831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,862 | 13,205 | 15,030 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42,907 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,999 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Namibia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Namibia was 15,030 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,030 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,087 in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Namibia ranks 115th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.