Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 87.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Rwanda, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 87.6% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 43.0% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Rwanda peaked at 87.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.8% | 44.4% | 69.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 45.1% | 87.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 81 Costa Rica 92.1% compare
- 82 Zimbabwe 91.6% compare
- 83 Indonesia 90.6% compare
- 85 Micronesia (country) 86.7% compare
- 86 Côte d’Ivoire 85.9% compare
- 87 Panama 85.2% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Rwanda?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Rwanda was 87.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Rwanda ranks 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release