Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Germany
Germany: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 112 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Germany stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Germany peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 1st of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Germany
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Germany?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Germany was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 112 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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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February 2026 Data Release