Teachers in primary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: Teachers in primary education, female was 13,396 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Namibia, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Namibia stood at 13,396 number. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Namibia peaked at 13,396 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,087 number, in 1992.
That places Namibia 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,588 number | 7,087 number | 8,089 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 8,475 number | 7,829 number | 9,205 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 11,355 number | 9,314 number | 13,396 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21,240 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Namibia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Namibia was 13,396 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,396 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,087 number in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.