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. β¬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon, 2014β2022
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 108th out of 112 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
- 105 Sierra Leone 50.1% compare
- 106 Philippines 46.6% compare
- 107 Mauritania 45.1% compare
- 109 Burundi 38.9% compare
- 110 Chad 34.0% compare
- 111 Niger 31.0% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (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 108th out of 112 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