Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 89.57 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe, 2007–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe is 89.57, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe peaked at 89.57 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.66, in 2007.
Zimbabwe ranks 108th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.66 | 86.66 | 86.66 | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.53 | 86.66 | 88.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.21 | 88.84 | 89.57 | 4 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe was 89.57 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 89.57 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.66 in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Zimbabwe ranks 108th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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