% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via well by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
51.2
Romania
Lowest
8.9
Puerto Rico
Median
15.6
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
448
What the numbers show
% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via well is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 51.2 in Romania; the lowest is 8.9 in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.6, and the mean is 23.18.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 46.7%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 18.4%).
% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 51.2 | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 2 | Panama | 49.6 | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 3 | Morocco | 41.9 | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 39.6 | 2025 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 5 | Malta | 35.9 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 6 | Tonga | 24.5 | 2025 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 18.8 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 15.8 | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 15.6 | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 10 | Montserrat | 15.5 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 15.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 14.9 | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.4 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 14 | Albania | 12.4 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 15 | Peru | 11.6 | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 16 | Seychelles | 9.3 | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 17 | Puerto Rico | 8.9 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Roraima 44.8
- Amapá 43.1
- Piauí 29.7
- Acre 25.5
- Goiás 19.5
- Ceará 15.1
- Paraíba 13.3
- Rio Grande do Norte 8.9
- Distrito Federal 7.3
- Rio de Janeiro 7
- São Paulo 2.8