Namibia
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
30% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
416,136 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
249,366 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
7%
Source: UNSDG, 2013
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
64
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
32%
Source: DHS, 2013
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
54%
Source: DHS, 2013
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
7
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Out-of-school rate
No data available
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No data available
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Accelerated Learning Program
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Project/Program
Community Action Plan
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Community Grants Program
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Project/Program
Gender-Responsive Pedagogy
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Scholarship Program
Teacher Professional Development
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Project/Program
Women in Science (WiSci)
Project/Program
Youth Clubs