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. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Gambia, 2014–2025
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 80th out of 117 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.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 76.2% | — |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 95.8% | +2.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 95.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 95.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.5%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.7% | 76.2% | 83.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 85.7% | 95.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 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 80th out of 117 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