Share of schools with access to electricity in Namibia
Namibia: Share of schools with access to electricity was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Namibia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to electricity in Namibia stood at 89.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Namibia peaked at 91.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2017.
Namibia ranks 104th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 71.7% | — |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | -1.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 89.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 89.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 2.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.0% | 71.2% | 82.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 80.6% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More energy & mining data for Namibia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Namibia?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Namibia was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Namibia ranks 104th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).