Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by was 96.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by in Gambia, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 96.9% for proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by in Gambia peaked at 96.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 77th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.5% | — |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.6% | 85.5% | 90.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 89.5% | 96.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.43 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by in Gambia?
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by in Gambia was 96.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by?
- Gambia ranks 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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