Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Namibia
Gross tertiary enrolment in Namibia was 26.1% in 2022.
Namibia, 2022
26.1%
Change from 2021
−0.5percentage points
World, 2022
42.0%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Namibia over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | – | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 26.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 16.9%, the figure has changed by +9.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 42.0%.
More for Namibia
All statistics for Namibia
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
Out-of-school children
0.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS