Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 86.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Eswatini, 2007–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 86.4 for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Eswatini peaked at 86.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.12, in 2007.
Eswatini ranks 117th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 72.12 | — |
| 2008 | 72.12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.9 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 75.69 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 77.47 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 79.26 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 81.04 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 82.83 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 84.61 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 86.4 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 86.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.12 | 72.12 | 72.12 | 3 |
| 2010s | 78.54 | 72.12 | 86.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 114 Peru 87.95 compare
- 115 Morocco 87.08 compare
- 116 Indonesia 86.59 compare
- 118 Tajikistan 86.25 compare
- 119 Micronesia, Federated States of 85.71 compare
- 120 Uzbekistan 85.29 compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- 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 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Eswatini?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Eswatini was 86.4 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.12 in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Eswatini ranks 117th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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