Namibia Literacy Rate

Namibia literacy rate for 2021 was 92.25%, a 4.25% increase from 2011.
  • Namibia literacy rate for 2011 was 88.00%, a 11.51% increase from 2007.
  • Namibia literacy rate for 2007 was 76.49%, a 8.51% decline from 2001.
  • Namibia literacy rate for 2001 was 85.00%, a 9% increase from 1991.
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.