Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 117 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
100.0%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Hong Kong, China, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Hong Kong, China is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2016.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 100.0% | — |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Hong Kong, China?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Hong Kong, China was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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