Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 86.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Micronesia (country), 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 86.1% for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Micronesia (country) ranks 92nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50.3% | — |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +72.2% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 86.1% | 86.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 774 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 253 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 521 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.92 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,539 (2000)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Micronesia (country)?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Micronesia (country) was 86.1% 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2019.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 92nd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.