Sierra Leone vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water
Sierra Leone
50.1%
in 2024
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
77.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
110th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
112th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water over time
- Sierra Leone
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 77.3% against 50.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 27.2%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.5 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 110th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 112th of 117 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.7% | 72.0% | 30.3% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 75.8% | 20.2% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
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, Sierra Leone or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 77.3% against 50.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between Sierra Leone and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 27.2%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Sierra Leone ranks 110th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 112th 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