Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 53.27 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea, 2011–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 53.27 for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea peaked at 53.27 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 53.27, in 2011.
That places Papua New Guinea 159th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53.27 | — |
| 2012 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.27 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.27 | 53.27 | 53.27 | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.27 | 53.27 | 53.27 | 4 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea was 53.27 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.27 in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.27 in 2011.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 159th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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