Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Namibia

Tertiary education enrollment in Namibia in 2022 — 26.1%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 126. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 23.3 pp.

2022 26.1% −0.5 pp vs 2021
World rank 98of 126
Period maximum 26.6%2021
Period minimum 2.8%1991

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Namibia, 1991–202201020301991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 2.8%1994: 6.2%1995: 7.1%1997: 5.3%1998: 6.5%2001: 7.4%2002: 6.1%2003: 6.4%2005: 7.1%2006: 6.8%2008: 9.5%2012: 16.9%2013: 17.5%2014: 18.5%2015: 19.7%2016: 21.4%2017: 22.5%2018: 23.7%2019: 25.9%2020: 26%2021: 26.6%2022: 26.1%
Change over the period: +23.3 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 26.1%
World 42%
Southern Africa computed 23.7%
Tertiary education enrollment — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 26.1 −0.5 pp
2021 26.6 +0.6 pp
2020 26 +0.1 pp
2019 25.9 +2.2 pp
2018 23.7 +1.2 pp
2017 22.5 +1 pp
2016 21.4 +1.8 pp
2015 19.7 +1.2 pp
2014 18.5 +1 pp
2013 17.5 +0.6 pp
2012 16.9
2008 9.5
2006 6.8 −0.4 pp
2005 7.1
2003 6.4 +0.3 pp
2002 6.1 −1.4 pp
2001 7.4
1998 6.5 +1.2 pp
1997 5.3
1995 7.1 +0.9 pp
1994 6.2
1991 2.8

Southern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.