Namibia Literacy Rate

Namibia literacy rate for 2023 was 87.64%, a 0.64% decline from 2018.
  • Namibia literacy rate for 2018 was 88.28%, a 0.15% increase from 2016.
  • Namibia literacy rate for 2016 was 88.13%, a 0.14% decline from 2011.
  • Namibia literacy rate for 2011 was 88.27%, a 3.33% increase from 2001.
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Namibia Literacy Rate | Historical Data | 1991 - 2023.