Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia

Namibia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 41.4% in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
41.4%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
28th
of 143 countries
All-time high
44.9%
in 2002
All-time low
25.3%
in 1992
Years of data
11
1992–2007

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia, 1992–2007

0102030401992199920071992: 25.3 %1998: 37.3 %1999: 40.6 %2000: 40.1 %2001: 37.8 %2002: 44.9 %2003: 41.1 %2004: 43.6 %2005: 44.1 %2006: 42.5 %2007: 41.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2007, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia stood at 41.4%.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia peaked at 44.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1992.

That places Namibia 28th out of 143 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Namibia, 1992 to 2007.
Year % Change
1992 25.3%
1998 37.3% +47.3%
1999 40.6% +8.9%
2000 40.1% -1.4%
2001 37.8% -5.5%
2002 44.9% +18.7%
2003 41.1% -8.6%
2004 43.6% +6.2%
2005 44.1% +1.1%
2006 42.5% -3.5%
2007 41.4% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.4% 25.3% 40.6% 3
2000s 42.0% 37.8% 44.9% 8

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 25 Vanuatu 46.3% compare
  2. 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.1% compare
  3. 27 Jordan 43.5% compare
  4. 29 Panama 41.3% compare
  5. 30 Tuvalu 38.5%
  6. 31 Myanmar 38.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Namibia was 41.4% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1992.
How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Namibia ranks 28th out of 143 countries with data for 2007.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.