Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Benin
Benin: Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services was 65.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Benin, 2010–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 65.86 for proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 109.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Benin peaked at 65.86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.37, in 2010.
That places Benin 121st out of 156 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.12 | 31.37 | 50.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.11 | 54.36 | 65.86 | 4 |
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More education data for Benin
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- 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 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Benin?
- Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Benin was 65.86 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with basic drinking water services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 65.86 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic drinking water services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.37 in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of schools with basic drinking water services?
- Benin ranks 121st out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with basic drinking water services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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