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. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
90.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
82nd
of 112 countries
All-time high
90.4%
in 2023
All-time low
78.0%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016β2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Sri Lanka, 2016β2023
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 82nd 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 | 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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 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 82nd out of 112 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