Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services was 70.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste, 2006–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 70.28 for proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste peaked at 70.28 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.92, in 2006.
Timor-Leste ranks 113th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.55 | 52.92 | 55.45 | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.84 | 57.68 | 67.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.99 | 69.13 | 70.28 | 4 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste was 70.28 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with basic drinking water services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 70.28 in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic drinking water services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.92 in 2006.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of schools with basic drinking water services?
- Timor-Leste ranks 113th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with basic drinking water services rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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