Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 44.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 44.8% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon peaked at 44.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 113th out of 117 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36.3% | — |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -52.4% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +116.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 44.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 52% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 44.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.5%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.0% | 33.7% | 43.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 20.7% | 44.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 110 Sierra Leone 50.1% compare
- 111 Philippines 46.6% compare
- 112 Mauritania 45.1% compare
- 114 Burundi 38.9% compare
- 115 Chad 34.0% compare
- 116 Niger 31.0% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon was 44.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Cameroon ranks 113th out of 117 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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