Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Namibia
Namibia: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 64.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Namibia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Namibia is 64.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Namibia peaked at 80.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 95th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 63.4% | — |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -5.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 64.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.1%, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 64.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 5.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.3% | 63.4% | 80.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 64.2% | 69.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Namibia?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Namibia was 64.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Namibia ranks 95th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).