Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Italy
Italy: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 100.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 116 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2016
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Italy, 2000–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 100.0% for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Italy peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
Italy ranks 1st of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 1 Andorra 100.0%
- 1 Anguilla 100.0%
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
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- 1 Azerbaijan 100.0%
- 1 Bahrain 100.0%
- 1 Barbados 100.0%
- 1 Belarus 100.0%
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0%
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0%
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0%
- 1 Chile 100.0%
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0%
- 1 Cuba 100.0%
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0%
- 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0%
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0%
- 1 Grenada 100.0%
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0%
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0%
- 1 Kuwait 100.0%
- 1 Lithuania 100.0%
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0%
- 1 Malaysia 100.0%
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0%
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0%
- 1 Niue 100.0%
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0%
- 1 Palau 100.0%
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0%
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0%
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0%
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0%
- 1 Samoa 100.0%
- 1 San Marino 100.0%
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
- 1 Seychelles 100.0%
- 1 Singapore 100.0%
- 1 Slovakia 100.0%
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0%
- 1 Tokelau 100.0%
- 1 Tonga 100.0%
- 1 Turkey 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0%
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0%
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0%
- 1 Uruguay 100.0%
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4099 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0215 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0627 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.023 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7347 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Italy?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Italy was 100.0% in 2016, 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Italy ranks 1st out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.