Namibia's adult literacy rose from 75.8 % in 1991 to 87.6 % in 2023.
Namibia's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 135.5 % in 1995 to 120.7 % in 2024.
Namibia · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Namibia's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 88.1 % in 1991 to 92.1 % in 2023.
Namibia's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 54.5 % in 1993 to 82.0 % in 2024.
Namibia's tertiary enrolment rose from 2.8 % in 1991 to 26.1 % in 2022.
Namibia's children out of school, primary fell from 17,603 in 1995 to 4,230 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −8.8 pts81st of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +2.9 pts75th of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +29.7 pts77th of 95
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs141st of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.2 yrs111th of 145
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- Education spendingdown −0.3 pts1st of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.5 pts2nd of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −15.7 %60th of 90
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