Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Benin
Benin: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 53.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Benin, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 53.0% for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Benin peaked at 54.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2019.
That places Benin 107th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51.9% | — |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +35.6% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.7% | 40.5% | 51.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.0% | 54.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.82 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,708 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,034 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,977 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 81,696 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Benin?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Benin was 53.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Benin ranks 107th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.