Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Peru
Peru: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 65.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
65.8%
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
100th
of 112 countries
All-time high
65.8%
in 2019
All-time low
54.5%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2013–2019
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Peru, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Peru stood at 65.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Peru ranks 100th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Peru
- 97 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 69.6%
- 98 Côte d'Ivoire 68.2% compare
- 99 Ecuador 65.9% compare
- 101 Togo 58.5% compare
- 102 Benin 53.0% compare
- 103 Pakistan 50.9%
More education data for Peru
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Peru?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Peru was 65.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Peru ranks 100th out of 112 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru 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