Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 91.64 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 91.64 for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in El Salvador peaked at 91.64 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.18, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 100th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.18 | — |
| 2001 | 84.18 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.18 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.58 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.97 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.36 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.75 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.15 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.54 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 86.93 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.33 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.72 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.11 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.5 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.9 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.29 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.68 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.07 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.47 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.86 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.25 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.64 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.77 | 84.18 | 86.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.31 | 86.54 | 90.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.06 | 90.47 | 91.64 | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in El Salvador?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in El Salvador was 91.64 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.64 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.18 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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