Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 94.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Namibia, 2014β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Namibia stood at 94.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Namibia peaked at 94.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2014.
That places Namibia 78th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.2% | 83.2% | 88.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 87.9% | 94.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Namibia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Namibia was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Namibia ranks 78th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release