Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources (Drinking Water) by country
Countries reporting
172
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
11.57
Comoros
Median
95.88
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,634
What the numbers show
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources (Drinking Water) is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 11.57 in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.88, and the mean is 86.68.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 177.2%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 40.1%).
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources (Drinking): 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 | Antigua and Barbuda | 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 | Bahamas | 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 | Botswana | 100 | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100 | 2023 | up 2.7% | 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 | Grenada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 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 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 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 2.7% | rising |
| 1 | Palau | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine | 100 | 2023 | up 3.5% | 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 | Slovakia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 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 |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 99.81 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 76 | Moldova | 99.76 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 77 | Cuba | 99.69 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 78 | Maldives | 99.33 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Serbia | 98.45 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Mongolia | 98.25 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Syria | 97.8 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Russia | 97.16 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 83 | Armenia | 97.14 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | South Africa | 96.94 | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 85 | Chile | 96.37 | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 86 | Croatia | 96.36 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Belize | 95.4 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Ukraine | 95.12 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | India | 94.91 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 90 | Somalia | 94.52 | 2023 | up 177.2% | rising |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 94.51 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Djibouti | 93.91 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 93 | Tunisia | 93.72 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 94 | Mali | 93.69 | 2023 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 95 | Malawi | 93.58 | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 96 | Ecuador | 93.27 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 93.22 | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 98 | Senegal | 93.13 | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 99 | Algeria | 92.24 | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 100 | El Salvador | 91.64 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 101 | Bhutan | 91.55 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 91.48 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 103 | Montenegro | 91.3 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 91.3 | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 105 | Argentina | 90.28 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 106 | Namibia | 90.09 | 2017 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 107 | Georgia | 90 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 89.57 | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 109 | Brazil | 88.84 | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 88.75 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 111 | Cambodia | 88.56 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 112 | Mexico | 88.52 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 113 | Uganda | 88.21 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 114 | Peru | 87.95 | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 115 | Morocco | 87.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Indonesia | 86.59 | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 117 | Eswatini | 86.4 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 86.25 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Micronesia (country) | 85.71 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 85.29 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 85.28 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 122 | Iraq | 84.57 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Zambia | 84.11 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Libya | 84 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Panama | 83.59 | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 83 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Ghana | 82.19 | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 128 | Philippines | 80.55 | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 129 | Benin | 79.1 | 2021 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 130 | Nepal | 79.03 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 78.25 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 132 | Honduras | 78.07 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 133 | Gambia | 77.83 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 134 | Fiji | 77.62 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 135 | Colombia | 77.09 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 136 | Gabon | 77 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Laos | 76.92 | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 138 | Tanzania | 76.75 | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 139 | Kiribati | 75.8 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 140 | Kenya | 75.42 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | East Timor | 73.17 | 2020 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | 72.2 | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 143 | Cote d'Ivoire | 70.77 | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 144 | Guatemala | 69.97 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 145 | Eritrea | 69.64 | 2021 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 146 | Uruguay | 67.49 | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 147 | South Sudan | 67.05 | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 67.03 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 65.44 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Burundi | 61.45 | 2023 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 151 | Yemen | 61.23 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 61.2 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 153 | Nigeria | 60.33 | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 154 | Sudan | 60.28 | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 155 | Lebanon | 60.15 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Cameroon | 55.87 | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 157 | Madagascar | 55.78 | 2023 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 158 | Haiti | 54.91 | 2022 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 53.27 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Liberia | 52 | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | 49.83 | 2023 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 162 | Chad | 44.94 | 2023 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 163 | Togo | 43.17 | 2020 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 164 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 42.38 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 165 | Mozambique | 39.97 | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 166 | Angola | 31.46 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 28.5 | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.99 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Niger | 25.45 | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 170 | Central African Republic | 23.31 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 171 | Mauritania | 20.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Comoros | 11.57 | 2019 | 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 99.99
- World Bank (high income) 99.74
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 99.4
- Europe (WHO regions) 97.75
- Europa y Asia Central 97.71
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 96.75
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 95.51
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 95.48
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 95.14
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 94.9
- World Bank (upper middle income) 94.83
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 94.82
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 93.69
- Asia Meridional 93.69
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 93.46
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 93.25
- Americas (WHO regions) 91.16
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 87.11
- América Latina y el Caribe 87.08
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 87.07
- World Bank (lower middle income) 87.02
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 85.71
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 85.57
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 84.34
- Northern Africa (African Union) 83.05
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 82.43
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 81.53
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 79.84
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 78.34
- (SDGRC) North Africa 76.72
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 73.12
- Southern Africa (African Union) 73.03
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 64.82
- Western Africa (African Union) 64.82
- (SDGRC) West Africa 64.82
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 64.79
- Países menos adelantados 64.14
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 63.74