Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 95.8% in 2025. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Gambia, 2014β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Gambia is 95.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Gambia peaked at 95.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2014.
That places Gambia 75th 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 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.7% | 76.2% | 83.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 85.7% | 95.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Gambia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Gambia was 95.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Gambia ranks 75th out of 112 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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