Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Peru
Peru: Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water was 65.84 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
65.84
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
100th
of 111 countries
All-time high
65.84
in 2019
All-time low
54.51
in 2018
Years of data
5
2013–2019
Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Peru, 2013–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 65.84 for percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Peru ranks 100th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 60.84 | — |
| 2016 | 64.65 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 59.55 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 54.51 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 65.84 | +20.8% |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 97 Marshall Islands 69.57
- 98 Cote d'Ivoire 68.23 compare
- 99 Ecuador 65.92 compare
- 101 Togo 58.47 compare
- 102 Benin 53.01 compare
- 103 Pakistan 50.89
More education data for Peru
- 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 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Peru?
- Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Peru was 65.84 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of primary schools with access to potable water recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 65.84 in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of primary schools with access to potable water recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.51 in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for percentage of primary schools with access to potable water?
- Peru ranks 100th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of primary schools with access to potable water rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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