Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde in Namibia

Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde was 0.7115 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7115 GPI
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
73rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8633 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.2096 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
10
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde in Namibia, 1998–2018

0.20.40.60.81998200820181998: 0.21 GPI1999: 0.256 GPI2000: 0.448 GPI2001: 0.364 GPI2003: 0.443 GPI2004: 0.443 GPI2005: 0.496 GPI2006: 0.415 GPI2017: 0.863 GPI2018: 0.711 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.7115 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde in 2018.

That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde in Namibia peaked at 0.8633 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2096 GPI, in 1998.

That places Namibia 73rd out of 106 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.233 GPI 0.2096 GPI 0.2564 GPI 2
2000s 0.4348 GPI 0.3636 GPI 0.4961 GPI 6
2010s 0.7874 GPI 0.7115 GPI 0.8633 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 70 Israel 0.7473 GPI compare
  2. 71 Kyrgyzstan 0.7276 GPI compare
  3. 72 Kuwait 0.7116 GPI compare
  4. 74 Djibouti 0.7077 GPI compare
  5. 75 Italy 0.7002 GPI compare
  6. 76 Ireland 0.6929 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde in Namibia?
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde in Namibia was 0.7115 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8633 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2096 GPI in 1998.
How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde?
Namibia ranks 73rd out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity inde rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,338 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for post-secondary non-tertiary education to the male gross enrolment ratio for post-secondary non-tertiary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.