Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia
Namibia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.16 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.16 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia peaked at 1.17 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9145 index, in 1981.
That places Namibia 12th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9905 index | 0.9145 index | 1.06 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.12 index | 1.08 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 index | 1.15 index | 1.16 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 index | 1.16 index | 1.17 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 index | 1.16 index | 1.17 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 9 Madagascar 1.19 index compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 1.18 index compare
- 11 Burundi 1.17 index compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 1.16 index compare
- 14 Tanzania 1.15 index compare
- 15 Nicaragua 1.15 index compare
More gender data for Namibia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 38,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 41,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 43,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia was 1.16 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9145 index in 1981.
- How does Namibia rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 12th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.