Trained teachers in preprimary education in Namibia
Namibia: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 92.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Namibia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education in Namibia is 92.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Namibia peaked at 92.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2015.
That places Namibia 47th out of 108 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.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.1% | — |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 70.8% | 90.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 86.3% | 92.9% | 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, female (number), gaps filled 15,030 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in Namibia?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Namibia was 92.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Namibia ranks 47th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 (% of total 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.