Namibia: Educational profile
of the population aged 6 years or more by age, area and sex, 1997.
|
Educational attainment in %
|
| Age group |
Sex |
No
education
|
Primary
education
|
Junior
secondary
|
Senior
secondary
|
Std 10
certificate
|
Teachers'
training
|
.
University
|
Post-
graduate
|
Not
reported
|
Don't
know
|
Total
%
|
Total
number
|
| 00-04 |
B |
100
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
100
|
196,470
|
| 05-09 |
B |
20.2
|
79.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
100
|
153,614
|
| 10-14 |
B |
3.3
|
93.2
|
3.3
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
100
|
167,180
|
| 15-19 |
B |
3.7
|
57.7
|
31
|
7.0
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
100
|
153,790
|
| 20-24 |
B |
7.0
|
33.1
|
36.8
|
20.3
|
1.3
|
0.2
|
1.0
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
100
|
132,982
|
| 25-29 |
B |
8.8
|
34.3
|
33.1
|
18.3
|
2.5
|
0.6
|
1.5
|
0.7
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
100
|
112,520
|
| 30-34 |
B |
11.2
|
35.8
|
29.1
|
14.6
|
3.2
|
2.6
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
100
|
87,102
|
| 35-39 |
B |
15.0
|
39.7
|
24.9
|
10.1
|
3.6
|
2.3
|
3.3
|
0.9
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
100
|
74,225
|
| 40-44 |
B |
18.9
|
39.5
|
23.5
|
8.7
|
2.7
|
2.1
|
2.8
|
1.6
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
100
|
56,498
|
| 45-49 |
B |
23.6
|
43.1
|
19.2
|
6.4
|
1.9
|
1.5
|
2.4
|
1.6
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
100
|
48,813
|
| 50-54 |
B |
25.5
|
44.6
|
17.1
|
5.9
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
2.2
|
1.0
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
100
|
33,764
|
| 55-59 |
B |
33.6
|
45.8
|
10.7
|
5.4
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
1.6
|
0.9
|
0.1
|
0
|
100
|
31,959
|
| 60-64 |
B |
37.0
|
46.1
|
9.7
|
3.9
|
1.3
|
0.3
|
0.9
|
0.0
|
0.7
|
0.1
|
100
|
26,405
|
| 65 + |
B |
54.0
|
34.3
|
7.0
|
2.8
|
0.4
|
0.1
|
0.4
|
0.1
|
0.8
|
0.1
|
100
|
73,259
|
| Not reported |
B |
50.8
|
25.1
|
3.7
|
5.7
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
14.7
|
0.0
|
100
|
965
|
| Unknown age |
B |
46.7
|
22.2
|
3.4
|
9.8
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
15.6
|
2.3
|
100
|
1,306
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
B |
7.9
|
41.6
|
26.9
|
16.0
|
2.5
|
1.0
|
2.6
|
1.1
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
100
|
393,382
|
| |
F |
7.2
|
40.6
|
29.3
|
15.9
|
2.2
|
1.1
|
2.8
|
0.7
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
100
|
199,033
|
| |
M |
8.7
|
42.6
|
24.7
|
16.1
|
2.7
|
0.8
|
2.5
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
0.1
|
100
|
199,350
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rural |
B |
18.8
|
60.0
|
15.4
|
4.0
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
0.4
|
0
|
100
|
760,999
|
| |
F |
19.4
|
57.6
|
17.0
|
4.1
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
0.4
|
0
|
100
|
411,309
|
| |
M |
18.1
|
62.7
|
13.4
|
3.9
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
0.4
|
0
|
100
|
349,691
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Namibia |
B |
15.1
|
53.7
|
19.3
|
8.1
|
1.2
|
0.7
|
1.0
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0
|
100
|
1,154,382
|
| |
F |
15.5
|
52.2
|
20.9
|
7.9
|
1.1
|
0.7
|
1.0
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0
|
100
|
605,341
|
| |
M |
14.7
|
55.4
|
17.5
|
8.3
|
1.4
|
0.6
|
1.0
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0
|
100
|
549,040
|
Source: Republic of Namibia. 1998. The
National Labour Force Survey 1997. An Interim Report of Analysis.
Windhoek, Namibia: Ministry of Labour & Central Bureau of Statistics.
Version 1.0, Feb.
2001
|
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