Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 92.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Zimbabwe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Zimbabwe stood at 92.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Zimbabwe peaked at 92.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 87.3% | — |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.4% | 87.3% | 91.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.4% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Zimbabwe?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Zimbabwe was 92.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Zimbabwe ranks 85th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.