Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Niger
Niger: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 25.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Niger, 2001–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Niger recorded 25.45 for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Niger peaked at 25.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.07, in 2001.
Niger ranks 169th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.77 | 14.07 | 16.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.08 | 17.23 | 22.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5 | 23.56 | 25.45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 166 Angola 31.46 compare
- 167 Ethiopia 28.5 compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 27.99 compare
- 170 Central African Republic 23.31 compare
- 171 Mauritania 20.94 compare
- 172 Comoros 11.57 compare
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (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 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Niger?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Niger was 25.45 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 25.45 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Niger ranks 169th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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