Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 80.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda, 2011β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 80.5% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 49.9% on the previous year and up 114.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda peaked at 80.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2011.
Rwanda ranks 94th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2% | 34.1% | 53.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 41.8% | 80.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (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 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda was 80.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Rwanda ranks 94th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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