Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 46.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Philippines, 2010β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Philippines stood at 46.6%.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Philippines peaked at 59.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2010.
That places Philippines 106th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.9% | 39.6% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 46.6% | 57.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 103 Pakistan 50.9% compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 50.1% compare
- 105 Sierra Leone 50.1% compare
- 107 Mauritania 45.1% compare
- 108 Cameroon 44.8% compare
- 109 Burundi 38.9% compare
More education data for Philippines
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 527,504 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Philippines?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Philippines was 46.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Philippines ranks 106th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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