Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 55.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Madagascar, 2005–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Madagascar is 55.78, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Madagascar peaked at 55.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.68, in 2005.
Madagascar ranks 157th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.68 | 17.68 | 17.68 | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.65 | 20.4 | 44.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7 | 47.62 | 55.78 | 4 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (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 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 132.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Madagascar?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Madagascar was 55.78 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 55.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.68 in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Madagascar ranks 157th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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