Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 94.52 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Somalia, 2008–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Somalia is 94.52, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 177.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Somalia peaked at 94.52 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.54, in 2008.
Somalia ranks 90th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 26.54 | — |
| 2009 | 26.54 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.54 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.54 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.54 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.09 | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 41.65 | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 49.2 | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 56.75 | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 64.31 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 71.86 | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 79.41 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 86.97 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 94.52 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 94.52 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.52 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.54 | 26.54 | 26.54 | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.69 | 26.54 | 79.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.63 | 86.97 | 94.52 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- 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 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Somalia?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Somalia was 94.52 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.52 in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.54 in 2008.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Somalia ranks 90th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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