ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Gambia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
86.2%
in 2024
Gambia
95.8%
in 2025
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
83rd
Gambia rank
80th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) over time
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 95.8% against 86.2% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 83rd and Gambia ranks 80th of 178 groups.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5% | 81.6% | 2.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 89.9% | 4.3% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 95.8% against 86.2% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Gambia?
- 9.6%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Gambia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Gambia rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 83rd and Gambia ranks 80th of 178 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release