Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 89.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Namibia, 2014β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Namibia is 89.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Namibia peaked at 91.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2017.
That places Namibia 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.0% | 71.2% | 82.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 80.6% | 91.0% | 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 electricity in Namibia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Namibia was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Namibia ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release