Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Brazil
Brazil: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 94.6% for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Brazil peaked at 94.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2017.
That places Brazil 82nd out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.8% | — |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.9% | 84.0% | 91.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 92.5% | 94.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7217 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Brazil?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Brazil was 94.6% in 2024, 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Brazil ranks 82nd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.