Namibia NA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male

1990 - 2017 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Namibia NA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data was reported at 89.736 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 89.516 % for 2016. Namibia NA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data is updated yearly, averaging 79.240 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.736 % in 2017 and a record low of 74.804 % in 1990. Namibia NA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
89.74 2017	89.52 2016	74.80 1990	89.74 2017	%	yearly	1990 - 2017

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Namibia NA: Labour Force (Person)	989,579.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
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Namibia NA: Labour Force With Advanced Education: Male: % of Male Working-age Po... (%)	74.77 2016	yearly	2012 - 2016
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Namibia Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	13,064.834 2028	yearly	1990 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	5,688.430 2027	yearly	1990 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.484 2027	yearly	1991 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NAD bn)	106.487 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NAD bn)	170.344 2024	yearly	1993 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (NAD bn)	89.606 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	2.895 2028	yearly	1990 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	4.622 2028	yearly	1991 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-1.937 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029

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Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Namibia NA: GDP: Real (NAD mn)	108,609.98 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: PPP (Intl $ mn)	26,542.81 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: per Capita (USD)	5,227.18 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Growth:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita (%)	-2.89 2017	yearly	1981 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Real: per Capita (NAD)	42,864.56 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: PPP:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita (Intl $)	10,475.52 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: Gross Domestic Savings (USD mn)	904.03 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Gross Domestic Savings (NAD mn)	12,035.27 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Domestic Savings (%)	6.83 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Real: Gross Domestic Income (NAD mn)	121,800.76 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method (USD mn)	11,645.38 2017	yearly	1982 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: Gross National Income (USD mn)	13,051.63 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GNI: PPP (Intl $ mn)	26,156.09 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method (USD)	4,600.00 2017	yearly	1982 - 2017
Namibia NA: GNI: PPP: GNI per Capita (Intl $)	10,320.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: Gross Savings (USD mn)	2,103.37 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Gross Savings (NAD mn)	28,001.96 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: % of GNI: Gross Savings (%)	16.12 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Savings (%)	15.88 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: Net Income from Abroad (USD mn)	-192.99 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Net Income from Abroad (NAD mn)	-2,569.19 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: Net Taxes on Product (USD mn)	973.21 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Net Taxes on Product (NAD mn)	12,956.26 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Real: Net Taxes on Product (NAD mn)	8,842.76 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: Net Current Transfer from Abroad (USD mn)	1,357.71 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Real: Net Current Transfer from Abroad (NAD mn)	11,220.23 2013	yearly	1980 - 2013
Namibia NA: GDP: Real: Terms of Trade Adjustment (NAD mn)	13,190.78 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: DEC Alternative Conversion Factor: per USD (NAD/USD)	13.31 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Namibia NA: Official Exchange Rate: Average: per USD (NAD/USD)	9.66 2013	yearly	1962 - 2013
Namibia NA: PPP Conversion Factor: GDP (NAD/Intl $)	6.64 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: PPP Conversion Factor: to Market Exchange Rate: Price Level Ratio (%)	0.50 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
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Namibia NA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 (Ratio)	1.02 2011	yearly	1991 - 2011
Namibia NA: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 (%)	93.46 2011	yearly	1991 - 2011
Namibia NA: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 (%)	94.42 2011	yearly	1991 - 2011
Namibia NA: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above (%)	87.95 2011	yearly	1991 - 2011
Namibia NA: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above (%)	88.63 2011	yearly	1991 - 2011
Namibia NA: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above (%)	88.27 2011	yearly	1991 - 2011
Namibia NA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)	0.96 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)	1.27 2008	yearly	1991 - 2008
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross (%)	21.55 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Female: % Gross (%)	21.89 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross (%)	21.20 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Primary School Starting Age (Year)	7.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Namibia NA: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	88.74 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	84.00 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Primary Completion Rate: Total: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	86.38 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Primary Education: Duration (Year)	7.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Namibia NA: Primary Education: Pupils (Person)	425,242.00 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Namibia NA: Primary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)	49.05 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Primary (%)	29.78 2010	yearly	1992 - 2010
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Primary: % Gross (%)	111.31 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Gross (%)	109.14 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross (%)	113.49 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Female: % of... (%)	107.74 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Male: % of R... (%)	107.72 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Relevan... (%)	107.73 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Primary: % Net (%)	89.65 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net (%)	90.67 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Net (%)	88.63 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official School-Age Populat... (%)	53.87 2010	yearly	1998 - 2010
Namibia NA: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Male: % of Official School-Age Populatio... (%)	50.44 2010	yearly	1998 - 2010
Namibia NA: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: % of Official School-Age Population (%)	52.15 2010	yearly	1998 - 2010
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primary (%)	4.68 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Persistence to Grade 5: Female: % of Cohort (%)	96.93 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Namibia NA: Persistence to Grade 5: Male: % of Cohort (%)	96.25 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Namibia NA: Persistence to Grade 5: % of Cohort (%)	96.60 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Namibia NA: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Female: % of Cohort (%)	92.18 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Namibia NA: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohort (%)	88.98 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Namibia NA: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: % of Cohort (%)	90.59 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Namibia NA: Repeaters: Primary: Female: % of Female Enrollment (%)	12.44 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Repeaters: Primary: Male: % of Male Enrollment (%)	17.23 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment (%)	14.88 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers (%)	96.92 2010	yearly	2001 - 2010
Namibia NA: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Male: % of Male Teachers (%)	95.25 2010	yearly	2001 - 2010
Namibia NA: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: % of Total Teachers (%)	96.39 2010	yearly	1998 - 2010
Namibia NA: Primary Education: Teachers (Person)	13,652.00 2010	yearly	1992 - 2010
Namibia NA: Primary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	68.22 2010	yearly	1992 - 2010
Namibia NA: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: % of Primary School Age Child... (%)	90.56 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Female: % of Primary School A... (%)	91.83 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Male: % of Primary School Age... (%)	89.30 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Children Out of School: Primary (Person)	36,051.00 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Children Out of School: Primary: Female (Person)	15,622.00 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Children Out of School: Primary: Male (Person)	20,429.00 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Lower Secondary School Starting Age (Year)	14.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Namibia NA: Secondary Education: Duration (Year)	5.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Namibia NA: Secondary Education: General Pupils (Person)	187,194.00 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Namibia NA: Secondary Education: General Pupils: % Female (%)	52.67 2013	yearly	1989 - 2013
Namibia NA: Progression to Secondary School: Female: % (%)	96.75 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Namibia NA: Progression to Secondary School: Male: % (%)	95.14 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Namibia NA: Progression to Secondary School: % (%)	95.97 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Tertiary: % Gross (%)	9.33 2008	yearly	1991 - 2008
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Female: % Gross (%)	10.41 2008	yearly	1991 - 2008
Namibia NA: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Male: % Gross (%)	8.20 2008	yearly	1991 - 2008
Namibia NA: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domesti... (%)	17.55 2010	yearly	1999 - 2010
Namibia NA: Government Expenditure per Student: Secondary: % of(GDP) Gross Domes... (%)	15.93 2008	yearly	1999 - 2008
Namibia NA: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expendit... (%)	26.19 2010	yearly	1999 - 2010
Namibia NA: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP (%)	8.35 2010	yearly	1999 - 2010
Namibia NA: Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments (%)	41.30 2018	yearly	1991 - 2018

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