Namibia: Trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Namibia's trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers) fell 0.83 percentage points on 2023 (from 96.59% to 95.76%).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2023), the average change was +0.09 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.53 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.86 percentage points in 2015. 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 0.27 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 40% 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 11th highest value of the 30 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.

Closest to Namibia in the 2024 ranking

• Qatar — 8th of 30: 100%
• Saudi Arabia — 9th of 30: 100%
• Belarus — 10th of 30: 96.75%
• El Salvador — 12th of 30: 95.5%
• Macao SAR, China — 13th of 30: 93.37%
• Bolivia — 14th of 30: 92%

What this measures

Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary 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 13 values

Trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers) in nearby economies

• Burkina Faso — 66.95% (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 82.08% (2022)
• Eswatini — 44.42% (2022)
• Ghana — 84.86% (2024)
• Lesotho — 96.93% (2023)
• Mauritius — 59.86% (2024)
• Mozambique — 84.66% (2015)
• Rwanda — 67.11% (2024)
• Seychelles

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 secondary education, male (% of male teachers)?

95.76% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is down 2.57 percentage points from 98.33% in 2010. The highest value was 99.28% in 2012 and the lowest 94.54% in 2016.

How does Namibia rank?

11th highest of 30 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers) unusual for Namibia?

In 2024, Namibia's trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers) fell 0.83 percentage points on 2023 (from 96.59% to 95.76%). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2023), the average change was +0.09 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCAQ.MA.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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