Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Peru
Peru: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 87.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Peru recorded 87.95 for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Peru peaked at 87.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.03, in 2000.
Peru ranks 114th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.44 | 70.03 | 74.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.93 | 75.69 | 84.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.53 | 85.12 | 87.95 | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (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 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Peru?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Peru was 87.95 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 87.95 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.03 in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Peru ranks 114th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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