Gambia vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water
Gambia
95.8%
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
87.6%
in 2024
Gambia rank
80th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
79th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water over time
- Gambia
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 95.8% against 87.6% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
Gambia ranks 80th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 79th of 117 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.6% | 77.4% | 4.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 85.6% | 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, Gambia or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Gambia, at 95.8% against 87.6% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between Gambia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 8.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Gambia ranks 80th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 79th of 117 countries.
- 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