Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Namibia

Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 118.5% in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
118.5%
World rank
7th
of 188 countries
All-time high
118.5%
in 2017
All-time low
104.3%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1995–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Namibia, 1995–2017

02550751001251995200620171995: 107.6 %1996: 106.1 %1997: 105.9 %1998: 105.7 %1999: 104.3 %2000: 105.1 %2001: 107 %2002: 107.4 %2003: 107.2 %2004: 105.5 %2005: 105.3 %2006: 104.5 %2007: 106 %2008: 106.5 %2009: 106.5 %2010: 106.9 %2012: 110.9 %2013: 113.2 %2017: 118.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Namibia stood at 118.5%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Namibia peaked at 118.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 104.3%, in 1999.

That places Namibia 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 105.9% 104.3% 107.6% 5
2000s 106.1% 104.5% 107.4% 10
2010s 112.4% 106.9% 118.5% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 4 Costa Rica 124.7% compare
  2. 5 Belgium 120.2% compare
  3. 6 Algeria 119.1% compare
  4. 8 Argentina 116.4% compare
  5. 9 Mexico 114.5% compare
  6. 10 Bangladesh 114.2% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Namibia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Namibia was 118.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 104.3% in 1999.
How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Namibia ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.