Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 84.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Viet Nam, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 84.5% for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in 2024.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
That places Viet Nam 95th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 95.6% | — |
| 2021 | 50.5% | -47.2% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | +44.4% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 50.5% | 93.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Viet Nam?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Viet Nam was 84.5% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2021.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Viet Nam ranks 95th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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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.