Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 90.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
90.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
87th
of 117 countries
All-time high
90.4%
in 2023
All-time low
78.0%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 90.4% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 87th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 82.3% | — |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 90.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 78.0% | 85.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 82.0% | 90.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Sri Lanka was 90.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Sri Lanka ranks 87th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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