Education spending in Namibia
Government spending on education in Namibia was equal to 9.1% of GDP in 2024.
Namibia, 2024
9.1%
Change from 2022
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Namibia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.1% | – |
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 9.4% in 2022, a change of −0.3 percentage points.
- Since 2013, when it was 8.6%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
More for Namibia
All statistics for Namibia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
26.1%
2022 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
120.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
87.4%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
75.6%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
30.1%
2015 · UNESCO UIS