World Bank · Education
Namibia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
91.44percent · 2018
Percentage of females age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. Annual figures for Namibia from 1991 to 2018.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 91.436 | |
| 2011 | 55.341 | |
| 2007 | 40.291 | |
| 2001 | 46.639 | |
| 1991 | 31.154 |
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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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