% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via was 1.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 17 countries
All-time high
3.8
in 2012
All-time low
1.1
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Puerto Rico, 2010–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Puerto Rico is 1.1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Puerto Rico peaked at 3.8 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.6 | — |
| 2011 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.8 | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4 | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1 | -31.2% |
| 2025 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.2, 18% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.58 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 13 Madagascar 2.5 compare
- 14 Seychelles 2.3 compare
- 15 Serbia 2.2 compare
- 17 Montserrat 0.7 compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,697 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -27.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Puerto Rico?
- % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Puerto Rico was 1.1 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2012.
- What is the lowest % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via?
- Puerto Rico ranks 16th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via shallow well. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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