Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 65.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Ecuador, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 65.9% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.5% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Ecuador peaked at 82.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2019.
Ecuador ranks 99th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.9% | 40.3% | 82.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 40.7% | 65.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Ecuador?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Ecuador was 65.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Ecuador ranks 99th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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