% 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 8.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 17 countries
All-time high
10.7
in 2010
All-time low
8.3
in 2021
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 8.9, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Puerto Rico peaked at 10.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 2021.
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 | 10.7 | — |
| 2011 | 10.5 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.2 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 9.5 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 9.6 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 9.1 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.7 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 8.3 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 8.9 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.9 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.68 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 6 |
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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 8.9 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 10.7 in 2010.
- 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 8.3 in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via?
- Puerto Rico ranks 17th 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 6.3%. 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 well. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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