Namibia's trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) was 95.31% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6.21 percentage points from 89.1% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 95.31% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 91.27% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 89.1% | 2014 |
| Highest | 100% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 85.93% | 2016 |
| Average since 2015 | 91.86% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 88.16% | 2001 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Namibia's trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) fell 4.69 percentage points on 2023 (from 100% to 95.31%).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +1.17 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.91 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.57 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.69 percentage points in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.44 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 85% 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
In 2024, Namibia had the 26th highest value of the 49 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 95.31% | 2024 |
| World | 83% | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.12% | 2022 |
| Lower middle income | 83.32% | 2024 |
Closest to Namibia in the 2024 ranking
- Zimbabwe — 22nd of 49: 97.97%
- El Salvador — 23rd of 49: 97.23%
- Tonga — 24th of 49: 96.09%
- Burkina Faso — 26th of 49: 95.22%
- Malaysia — 27th of 49: 94.17%
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 28th of 49: 94.03%
What this measures
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.
Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 16 values
| Year | Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.31 |
| 2023 | 100 |
| 2022 | 95.43 |
| 2021 | 94.8 |
| 2020 | 93.45 |
| 2019 | 91.27 |
| 2018 | 88.91 |
| 2017 | 86.25 |
| 2016 | 85.93 |
| 2015 | 87.24 |
| 2014 |
Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) in nearby economies
- Benin — 76.87% (2021)
- Botswana — 99.89% (2022)
- Burkina Faso — 95.22% (2024)
- Burundi — 97.17% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 100% (2022)
- Cameroon — 75.91% (2023)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 100% (2024)
- Eritrea — 78.74% (2022)
- Eswatini
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 trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers)?
- 95.31% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 7.15 percentage points from 88.16% in 2001. The highest value was 100% in 2023 and the lowest 85.93% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank?
- 26th highest of 49 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) unusual for Namibia?
- In 2024, Namibia's trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) fell 4.69 percentage points on 2023 (from 100% to 95.31%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +1.17 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.91 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCAQ.FE.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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