Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Namibia
Namibia: Trained teachers in upper secondary education was 96.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Namibia, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 96.2% for trained teachers in upper secondary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education in Namibia peaked at 98.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 36th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 97.6% | — |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.4% | 98.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.2% | 98.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,724 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,710 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 67,906 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in upper secondary education in Namibia?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Namibia was 96.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education?
- Namibia ranks 36th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 upper secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.