Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.0167 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Namibia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0167 units per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0168 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Namibia 191st out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0167 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1923 units per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0167 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.131 units per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +54.0% | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0133 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 188 Guyana 0.0225 units per square kilometre compare
- 189 Botswana 0.0217 units per square kilometre compare
- 190 Russian Federation 0.0198 units per square kilometre compare
- 192 Mali 0.0157 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Libya 0.0129 units per square kilometre
- 194 Canada 0.0107 units per square kilometre compare
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0167 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 191st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.