Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services (Drinking Water) by country
Countries reporting
156
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
15.95
Central African Republic
Median
93.84
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,592
What the numbers show
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services (Drinking Water) is currently reported for 156 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 15.95 in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.84, and the mean is 82.18.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 463.2%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 38.9%).
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong (China) | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 1 | Korea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macau (China) | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovak Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Sweden | 99.98 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Samoa | 99.9 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 63 | Grenada | 99.86 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 64 | Cuba | 99.69 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.54 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99.46 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Maldives | 99.33 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.71 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 69 | Serbia | 98.45 | 2023 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 70 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 97.49 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | British Virgin Islands | 96.98 | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 72 | Armenia | 96.59 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Croatia | 96.36 | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 74 | Malaysia | 95.35 | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 75 | Tonga | 95.03 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | India | 94.91 | 2023 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 77 | Jamaica | 94.89 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Romania | 93.88 | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 79 | Republic of Moldova | 93.8 | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 80 | Malawi | 92.47 | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 81 | Ukraine | 91.18 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Algeria | 91.12 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 89.65 | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 89.5 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 85 | Palau | 89.26 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 87.04 | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 87 | Cambodia | 85.79 | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 88 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 85.55 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Syrian Arab Republic | 84.66 | 2023 | up 128.4% | rising |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 84.17 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Argentina | 82.09 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Montenegro | 81.95 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Albania | 81.91 | 2023 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 94 | El Salvador | 81.72 | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 95 | Zambia | 79.07 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 78.69 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Ghana | 78.48 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 98 | Honduras | 78.07 | 2023 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 99 | Namibia | 77.86 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Fiji | 77.62 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 101 | Ecuador | 77.15 | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 102 | Myanmar | 77.05 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Tuvalu | 76.55 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Belize | 76.14 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Indonesia | 75.52 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 106 | Mongolia | 74.4 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Georgia | 73.8 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Peru | 73.67 | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 109 | Senegal | 72.79 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Paraguay | 72.3 | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 111 | Mexico | 71.09 | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 112 | Guyana | 71 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 70.28 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 114 | Mali | 70.08 | 2021 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 70.01 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 69.86 | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 117 | Tunisia | 69.5 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Viet Nam | 67.79 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Uruguay | 67.49 | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 120 | Marshall Islands | 66.83 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Benin | 65.86 | 2023 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 122 | Gabon | 65.78 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Afghanistan | 65.66 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Togo | 65.38 | 2023 | up 463.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Bhutan | 65.11 | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.17 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 62.81 | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 128 | Colombia | 62.03 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Iraq | 60.25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Panama | 59.69 | 2023 | up 210.5% | rising |
| 131 | Lebanon | 59.4 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 56.09 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Nepal | 55.44 | 2023 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 134 | Liberia | 55.04 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 135 | Uganda | 54.77 | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 136 | Congo | 54.35 | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 137 | Rwanda | 54.05 | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 53.27 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 139 | Somalia | 52.85 | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 140 | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.16 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 141 | South Sudan | 50.76 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.14 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 46.83 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Philippines | 46.27 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 145 | Burundi | 45.82 | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 146 | Sudan | 43.47 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 39.39 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Nigeria | 35.62 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Yemen | 35.57 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Pakistan | 35.49 | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 30.97 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Chad | 30.38 | 2023 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 28.5 | 2023 | up 170.1% | rising |
| 154 | Cameroon | 23.72 | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 155 | Libya | 17 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 15.95 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- América del Norte 100
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 100
- Europa Occidental 99.96
- World Bank (high income) 99.46
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 99.1
- Europe (WHO regions) 95.77
- Europa y Asia Central 95.71
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 91.58
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 91.02
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 90.04
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 89.75
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 89.52