Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia

Namibia: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 1.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
1.0%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
12th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.9%
in 2013
Years of data
6
1993–2015

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia, 1993–2015

00.20.40.60.811993200420151993: 0.935 % of population with high education2009: 0.959 % of population with high education2012: 0.935 % of population with high education2013: 0.929 % of population with high education2014: 0.93 % of population with high education2015: 0.966 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 1.0% for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2013.

Namibia ranks 12th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Namibia, 1993 to 2015.
Year % of population with high education Change
1993 0.9%
2009 1.0% +2.6%
2012 0.9% -2.5%
2013 0.9% -0.6%
2014 0.9% +0.1%
2015 1.0% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 9 Uganda 1.0% compare
  2. 10 Bangladesh 1.0% compare
  3. 11 Türkiye 1.0% compare
  4. 13 Malawi 1.0% compare
  5. 14 Cambodia 1.0% compare
  6. 15 Jordan 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia was 1.0% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
How does Namibia rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Namibia ranks 12th out of 107 countries with data for 2015.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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