Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 65.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Ecuador, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Ecuador is 65.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.5% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Ecuador peaked at 82.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2019.
Ecuador ranks 104th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 82.4% | — |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -51.1% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.9% | 40.3% | 82.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 40.7% | 65.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Ecuador?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Ecuador was 65.9% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Ecuador ranks 104th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.