Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 90.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tunisia, 2017–2023
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 Tunisia is 90.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Tunisia ranks 90th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 88.5% | — |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.5% | 88.5% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.5% | 90.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.88 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 537,847 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 509,188 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,813 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.29 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tunisia?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tunisia was 90.0% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2017.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Tunisia ranks 90th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.