Years of schooling, per unit of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Years of schooling, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for years of schooling, per unit of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling, per unit of gdp in Namibia peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Namibia 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 47 North Macedonia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Togo 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Nicaragua 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Malta 0 units per US$ of GDP 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling, per unit of gdp in Namibia?
- Years of schooling, per unit of gdp in Namibia was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest years of schooling, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest years of schooling, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for years of schooling, per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Years of schooling, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Years of schooling divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Years of schooling ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Years of schooling Our World in Data
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Years of schooling divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.