Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 1,585 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Namibia, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1,585 for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Namibia peaked at 1,585 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 537, in 1999.
That places Namibia 106th out of 149 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 | 537 | 537 | 537 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,025 | 619 | 1,252 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,450 | 1,374 | 1,585 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 103 Brunei Darussalam 2,496 compare
- 104 Niger 2,086 compare
- 105 Luxembourg 2,012 compare
- 107 Malta 1,580 compare
- 108 Chad 1,566 compare
- 109 Montenegro 1,550 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 upper secondary education, female in Namibia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Namibia was 1,585 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,585 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 537 in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 106th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release