Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria
Algeria: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 90.9% in 2025. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria, 2012β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria stood at 90.9%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2018.
That places Algeria 81st out of 112 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.0% | 79.1% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 88.6% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247,748 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria was 90.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Algeria ranks 81st out of 112 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary 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