Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 49.83 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 49.83 for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone peaked at 83.19 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 49.83, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.63 | 64.66 | 83.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.39 | 49.83 | 60.95 | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (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 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone was 49.83 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 83.19 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.83 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Sierra Leone ranks 161st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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