Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water was 80.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Rwanda, 2011–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Rwanda is 80.48, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 49.9% on the previous year and up 114.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Rwanda peaked at 80.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.09, in 2011.
That places Rwanda 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34.09 | — |
| 2012 | 34.89 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 35.6 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 37.51 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 39.03 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 38.67 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.53 | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 53.59 | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 51.84 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 41.8 | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 55.6 | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 53.69 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 80.48 | +49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2 | 34.09 | 53.59 | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.89 | 41.8 | 80.48 | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (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 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Rwanda?
- Percentage of primary schools with access to potable water in Rwanda was 80.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of primary schools with access to potable water recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 80.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of primary schools with access to potable water recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.09 in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of primary schools with access to potable water?
- Rwanda ranks 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of primary schools with access to potable water rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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