Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 97.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Namibia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 97.9% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Namibia peaked at 99.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2014.
That places Namibia 95th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 93.6% | — |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.0% | 93.6% | 99.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 94.4% | 99.5% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Namibia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Namibia was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Namibia ranks 95th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release