Namibia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Namibia's school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.05 on 2021 (from 1.47 to 1.42).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2021), the average change was +0.03 and a typical year strayed about 0.13 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.43 in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.16 in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.00822 a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Namibia in the 2022 ranking

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 1st of 8: 1.68
• United States — 3rd of 8: 1.32
• Ireland — 4th of 8: 1.19
• Colombia — 5th of 8: 1.15

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.

Limitations: The gross enrolment ratio is a general measure of participation in tertiary education. However, it does not account for variations in the duration of programs between countries or across different levels of education and fields of study. While it is somewhat standardized by measuring it relative to a 5-year age group for all countries, it may still underestimate participation, particularly in countries with underdeveloped tertiary education systems or where offerings are limited to initial tertiary programs, which are typically shorter than 5 years in duration.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 22 values

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.99 (2024)
• Benin — 0.59 (2022)
• Botswana — 1.39 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 0.74 (2024)
• Burundi — 0.9 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 1.36 (2018)
• Cameroon — 0.96 (2024)
• Chad — 0.39 (2020)
• Comoros — 0.94 (2017)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More education data for Namibia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 14 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) — 13% (2018)
• Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) — 18.31% (2018)
• Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) — 15.7% (2018)
• Primary education, pupils — 590,029 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 120.72% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils

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Questions people ask

What is Namibia's school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1.42 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 0.38% from 1.42 in 1991. The highest value was 1.5 in 2019 and the lowest 0.82 in 2001.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Namibia?

In 2022, Namibia's school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.05 on 2021 (from 1.47 to 1.42). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2021), the average change was +0.03 and a typical year strayed about 0.13 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.TERT.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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