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Universities in Namibia
Namibia has 3 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1971. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES3
OLDEST1971
FOUNDED 1900+3
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later3 · 100%
Date unknown0 · 0%
Oldest universities in Namibia
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1971College of the Arts, Windhoek
1992University of Namibia
1996Namibia University of Science and Technology
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