Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia

Namibia: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.23 index in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.23 index
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.23 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.8477 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511.21981200320251981: 0.848 index1982: 0.854 index1983: 0.86 index1984: 0.868 index1985: 0.873 index1986: 0.876 index1987: 0.878 index1988: 0.887 index1989: 0.9 index1990: 0.917 index1991: 0.931 index1992: 0.955 index1993: 0.98 index1994: 1 index1995: 1 index1996: 1.1 index1997: 1.1 index1998: 1.1 index1999: 1.1 index2000: 1.1 index2001: 1.1 index2002: 1.1 index2003: 1.1 index2004: 1.2 index2005: 1.2 index2006: 1.1 index2007: 1.1 index2008: 1.1 index2009: 1.1 index2010: 1.1 index2011: 1.1 index2012: 1.1 index2013: 1.1 index2014: 1.2 index2015: 1.2 index2016: 1.2 index2017: 1.2 index2018: 1.2 index2019: 1.2 index2020: 1.2 index2021: 1.2 index2022: 1.2 index2023: 1.2 index2024: 1.2 index2025: 1.2 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia is 1.23 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia peaked at 1.23 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8477 index, in 1981.

Namibia ranks 23rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8716 index 0.8477 index 0.8998 index 9
1990s 1.02 index 0.9174 index 1.13 index 10
2000s 1.14 index 1.13 index 1.15 index 10
2010s 1.16 index 1.11 index 1.2 index 10
2020s 1.22 index 1.21 index 1.23 index 6

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 20 Dominican Republic 1.24 index compare
  2. 21 Djibouti 1.23 index compare
  3. 22 Iceland 1.23 index compare
  4. 24 Guyana 1.23 index compare
  5. 25 Botswana 1.21 index compare
  6. 26 Honduras 1.2 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia?
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Namibia was 1.23 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 index in 2025.
What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8477 index in 1981.
How does Namibia rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
Namibia ranks 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.