Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 90.09 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
90.09
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
106th
of 172 countries
All-time high
90.09
in 2017
All-time low
86.75
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2017
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Namibia, 2009–2017
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Namibia stood at 90.09. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Namibia peaked at 90.09 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 86.75, in 2009.
Namibia ranks 106th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.75 | 86.75 | 86.75 | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.63 | 87.17 | 90.09 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Namibia?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Namibia was 90.09 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.09 in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.75 in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Namibia ranks 106th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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