Proportion of primary … primary single-sex sanitation facilities in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of primary … primary single-sex sanitation facilities was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation in Namibia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation in Namibia is 60.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation in Namibia peaked at 60.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2014.
That places Namibia 92nd out of 96 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.
Proportion of primary … primary single-sex sanitation facilities in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.1% | — |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +2.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 60.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.7%, 68% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 60.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.3%, 77% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.0% | 33.1% | 41.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 47.7% | 60.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 89 Marshall Islands 71.7% compare
- 90 Philippines 70.5% compare
- 91 Indonesia 64.2% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 48.5% compare
- 94 Niger 31.5% compare
- 95 Togo 25.6% compare
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation in Namibia?
- Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation in Namibia was 60.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation?
- Namibia ranks 92nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. 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 single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release