Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 76.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2004–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 76.75 for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 76.75 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.83, in 2004.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 138th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.31 | 41.83 | 44.74 | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.75 | 47.65 | 73.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.75 | 76.75 | 76.75 | 4 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Tanzania, United Republic of was 76.75 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 76.75 in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.83 in 2004.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 138th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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