Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 95.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Timor-Leste, 2011–2023
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 Timor-Leste is 95.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 900.0% on the previous year and up 138.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Timor-Leste peaked at 95.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2022.
That places Timor-Leste 79th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 40.3% | — |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +67.2% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -85.9% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +900.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.6% | 40.3% | 68.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 9.6% | 95.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.04 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6704 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1329 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,657 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2815 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Timor-Leste?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Timor-Leste was 95.9% in 2023, 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2022.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Timor-Leste ranks 79th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.