Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Namibia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Namibia stood at 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Namibia peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 49th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.4% | — |
| 2010 | 83.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 71.4% | 90.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 86.6% | 93.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Namibia?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Namibia was 93.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 49th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.