Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 82.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Ghana, 2013–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Ghana is 82.19, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Ghana peaked at 82.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.09, in 2013.
Ghana ranks 127th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.92 | 66.09 | 75.75 | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.78 | 77.36 | 82.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- 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 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Ghana?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Ghana was 82.19 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 82.19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.09 in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Ghana ranks 127th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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