Economy Profile Score Rank Index Edition (imparity = 0, parity = 1) (out of 146 countries) Namibia 0.802 8th 2023 Global Gender Gap Index 2023 Edition Overview 2023 2022 Namibia score Index and Subindex Score Rank Score Rank average score Economy Global Gender Gap Index 0.802 8th 0.807 8th 0.784 Economic Participation and Opportunity 0.784 19th 0.785 20th E d s u c c i Educational Attainment t a i 0.443 1.000 l t i o o P n 1.000 1st 0.999 30th Health and Survival 0.980 1st 0.980 1st 0.980 Health Political Empowerment 0.443 23rd 0.463 19th Global Gender Gap Index Indicators 2023 Compare with Difference Min Global average Indicator Rank Score* F-M Female vs Male Max 0 1 Min Max Economic Participation and Opportunity 19th 0.784 - - - 0-100 Labour-force participation rate % 18th 0.884 -7.28 55.42 62.70 - Wage equality for similar work 1-7 (best) 88th 0.610 - - 0-150 Estimated earned income int'l $ 1,000 11th 0.830 -1.71 8.31 10.02 0-100 Legislators, senior officials and managers % 20th 0.772 -12.87 43.57 56.43 0-100 Professional and technical workers % 1st 1.000 11.98 44.01 55.99 Educational Attainment 1st 1.000 - - - - Literacy rate % 1st 1.000 - - - Enrolment in primary education % - - - - - - Enrolment in secondary education % - - - - - 0-200 Enrolment in tertiary education % 1st 1.000 16.77 18.78 35.56 Health and Survival 1st 0.980 - - - - Sex ratio at birth** % 1st 0.944 - - - Healthy life expectancy** years 1st 1.060 - - Political Empowerment 23rd 0.443 - - - 0-100 Women in parliament % 15th 0.792 -11.60 44.20 55.80 0-100 Women in ministerial positions % 47th 0.462 -36.84 31.58 68.42 0-50 Years with female/male head of state (last 50) 20th 0.189 -34.10 7.95 42.05 Global Gender Gap Report 2023 273