Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
117
Highest
100.0%
Andorra, Principality of
Lowest
0.0%
Naoero
Median
100.0%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
3,170

What the numbers show

Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra, Principality of; the lowest is 0.0% in Naoero.

The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 90.5%.

Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Marshall Islands (up 2,079.7%), and the largest decrease in Naoero (down 100.0%).

Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Andorra, Principality of 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Australia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Austria 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Azerbaijan, Republic of 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Belgium 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
1 Bahrain, Kingdom of 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Belarus, Republic of 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Barbados 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Switzerland 100.0% 2024 up 1.8% flat
1 Chile 100.0% 2024 unchanged rising
1 Cabo Verde 100.0% 2022 up 4.8% flat
1 Cuba 100.0% 2022 flat
1 Cayman Islands 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Czech Republic 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
1 Germany 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Dominica 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Denmark 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Spain 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Estonia, Republic of 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Finland 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 France 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Georgia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Gibraltar 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Grenada 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Hungary 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Iceland 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Israel 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Italy 100.0% 2016 unchanged flat
1 Jordan 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 St. Kitts and Nevis 100.0% 2024 unchanged rising
1 Korea, Republic of 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Kuwait 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 St. Lucia 100.0% 2023 up 1.3% flat
1 Lithuania, Republic of 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Luxembourg 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Monaco 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Mongolia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Mauritius 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Malaysia 100.0% 2024 up 18.5% rising
1 Netherlands, The 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Norway 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 New Zealand 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Oman 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Palau 100.0% 2024 rising
1 Poland, Republic of 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Portugal 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Qatar 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Singapore 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 San Marino, Republic of 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Slovak Republic 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Slovenia, Republic of 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Sweden 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Seychelles 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Thailand 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Turkmenistan 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Tonga 100.0% 2024 flat
1 Türkiye, Republic of 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Uruguay 100.0% 2023 up 5.2% flat
1 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% 2024 unchanged falling
1 Samoa 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Cook Islands 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Niue 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Tokelau 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
67 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% 2025 up 48.0% rising
68 Bhutan 99.5% 2024 up 15.5% rising
69 China, People's Republic of 99.2% 2024 up 0.1% flat
70 Palestine, State of 99.1% 2023 down 0.9% flat
71 India 99.0% 2025 up 18.0% rising
72 Bangladesh 98.4% 2024 rising
73 Armenia, Republic of 97.7% 2024 down 2.1% flat
74 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 95.9% 2023 up 138.2% volatile
75 Gambia, The 95.8% 2025 up 25.0% rising
76 Malawi 95.3% 2023 up 9.2% rising
77 Brazil 94.6% 2024 up 11.6% rising
78 Namibia 94.2% 2024 up 13.1% rising
79 Costa Rica 93.0% 2020 up 0.4% flat
80 Zimbabwe 92.0% 2024 up 3.8% flat
81 Algeria 90.9% 2025 up 2.7% rising
82 Sri Lanka 90.4% 2023 up 9.9% rising
83 Indonesia 90.4% 2025 up 56.2% rising
84 Tuvalu 90.0% 2025 up 80.0% rising
85 Tunisia 90.0% 2023 up 1.6% flat
86 Djibouti 88.4% 2023 down 0.1% flat
87 Micronesia, Federated States of 86.1% 2024 up 71.0% rising
88 Syrian Arab Republic 86.0% 2024 rising
89 Senegal 85.5% 2024 up 23.5% rising
90 Vietnam 84.5% 2024 down 11.6% flat
91 Panama 82.9% 2024 up 16.9% volatile
92 Mexico 82.4% 2025 up 8.2% rising
93 Morocco 82.1% 2024 up 12.6% rising
94 Rwanda 80.5% 2024 up 114.5% rising
95 Burkina Faso 74.5% 2024 up 14.9% rising
96 Kiribati 74.2% 2024 falling
97 Marshall Islands 69.6% 2023 up 2,079.7% rising
98 Côte d'Ivoire 68.2% 2024 down 2.3% rising
99 Ecuador 65.9% 2024 down 20.0% falling
100 Peru 65.8% 2019 up 8.2% flat
101 Togo 58.5% 2024 up 229.6% rising
102 Benin 53.0% 2022 up 2.2% rising
103 Pakistan 50.9% 2024 down 2.1% flat
104 Solomon Islands 50.1% 2024 up 156.2% rising
105 Sierra Leone 50.1% 2024 down 2.8% rising
106 Philippines 46.6% 2024 up 6.4% rising
107 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 45.1% 2020 rising
108 Cameroon 44.8% 2022 up 23.6% flat
109 Burundi 38.9% 2019 up 8.3% flat
110 Chad 34.0% 2024 up 24.4% rising
111 Niger 31.0% 2024 down 16.8% falling
112 Naoero 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
295 places, 3,170 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release