Schools access drinking water in Namibia
Namibia: Schools access drinking water was 94.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.17
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
83rd
of 117 countries
All-time high
94.76
in 2023
All-time low
83.25
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024
Schools access drinking water in Namibia, 2014–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 94.17 for schools access drinking water in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, schools access drinking water in Namibia peaked at 94.76 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.25, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 83rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Schools access drinking water in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 83.25 | — |
| 2015 | 85.19 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 85.11 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.06 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 87.98 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.49 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 87.91 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.93 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 93.95 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 94.76 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 94.17 | -0.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 94.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.96, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 94.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.48, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.18 | 83.25 | 88.49 | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.74 | 87.91 | 94.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is schools access drinking water in Namibia?
- Schools access drinking water in Namibia was 94.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest schools access drinking water recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.76 in 2023.
- What is the lowest schools access drinking water recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.25 in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for schools access drinking water?
- Namibia ranks 83rd out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is schools access drinking water rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Schools access drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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