% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via shallow well by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
34.2
Peru
Lowest
0.7
Montserrat
Median
6.2
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
448
What the numbers show
% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via shallow well is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 34.2 in Peru; the lowest is 0.7 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.2, and the mean is 8.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 49.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 61.8%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 71.1%).
% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 34.2 | 2025 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 2 | Albania | 24.6 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.2 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 4 | Sweden | 12.4 | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 5 | Panama | 11 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 9.2 | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 7 | Morocco | 9 | 2025 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 7.2 | 2025 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 6.2 | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 10 | Armenia | 5.5 | 2025 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 11 | Malta | 4.8 | 2025 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 12 | Tonga | 3.8 | 2025 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 13 | Madagascar | 2.5 | 2025 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 14 | Seychelles | 2.3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 15 | Serbia | 2.2 | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 1.1 | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 17 | Montserrat | 0.7 | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Paraíba 34.1
- Acre 23.2
- Ceará 21.9
- Rio Grande do Norte 17.3
- Amapá 16
- Rio de Janeiro 11.4
- Piauí 8.2
- Roraima 6.9
- Goiás 1.5
- São Paulo 0.8
- Distrito Federal 0.3