Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in China
China: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in China, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 99.2% for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in China peaked at 99.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2016.
That places China 74th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.1% | — |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 72 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 73 Bhutan 99.5% compare
- 75 Palestine, State of 99.1% compare
- 76 India 99.0% compare
- 77 Bangladesh 98.4% compare
More education data for China
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 52.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 60.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in China?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in China was 99.2% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2016.
- How does China rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- China ranks 74th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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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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.