Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 95.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
95.3%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
76th
of 112 countries
All-time high
95.3%
in 2023
All-time low
87.3%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017β2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Malawi, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 95.3% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
That places Malawi 76th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 90.0% | 95.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 73 Armenia, Republic of 97.7% compare
- 74 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 95.9% compare
- 75 Gambia, The 95.8% compare
- 77 Brazil 94.6% compare
- 78 Namibia 94.2% compare
- 79 Costa Rica 93.0%
More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (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 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Malawi?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Malawi was 95.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Malawi ranks 76th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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