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Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services (Drinking Water) by country

Countries reporting
88
Highest
67
Libya
Lowest
0
Thailand
Median
9.66
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,402

What the numbers show

Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services (Drinking Water) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 67 in Libya; the lowest is 0 in Thailand.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.66, and the mean is 12.27.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Timor-Leste (up 1,235.4%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 100.0%).

Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Libya 67 2021 unchanged flat
2 Somalia 41.67 2023 — volatile
3 Pakistan 38.4 2023 up 294.6% volatile
4 Solomon Islands 36.06 2022 unchanged flat
5 Philippines 34.29 2023 up 241.5% rising
6 Uganda 33.44 2023 up 86.6% rising
7 Cameroon 32.15 2023 — volatile
8 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 27.78 2023 up 177.2% rising
9 Paraguay 27.7 2022 down 1.6% falling
10 Bhutan 26.45 2023 down 16.7% falling
11 Yemen 25.65 2017 unchanged flat
12 Nigeria 24.72 2023 up 160.5% rising
13 Iraq 24.32 2023 unchanged flat
14 Panama 23.9 2023 down 58.8% falling
15 Mongolia 23.85 2021 unchanged flat
16 Mali 23.61 2021 — volatile
17 Nepal 23.59 2023 down 50.5% falling
18 Tuvalu 23.45 2023 unchanged flat
19 Tunisia 22.56 2020 up 24.4% rising
20 Benin 20.91 2021 up 161.2% rising
21 Tanzania 20.67 2022 up 545.3% rising
22 Senegal 20.35 2023 up 469.3% rising
23 Syrian Arab Republic 19.94 2022 down 67.2% falling
24 Zimbabwe 19.71 2023 down 36.7% falling
25 Belize 19.26 2013 unchanged flat
26 Côte d’Ivoire 18.61 2023 — volatile
27 Mexico 17.43 2023 down 47.7% falling
28 Sudan 16.8 2023 down 49.7% falling
29 South Sudan 16.29 2021 up 481.7% rising
30 Georgia 16.2 2017 unchanged flat
31 Ecuador 16.12 2023 — volatile
32 Burundi 15.63 2023 — volatile
33 Uzbekistan 15.28 2023 unchanged flat
34 Colombia 14.65 2019 up 16.1% rising
35 Chad 14.57 2023 up 343.6% volatile
36 Peru 14.28 2023 up 36.3% rising
37 Afghanistan 12.59 2023 up 190.0% rising
38 Namibia 12.23 2017 up 37.6% rising
39 Guyana 12 2014 unchanged flat
40 Gabon 11.22 2023 unchanged flat
41 Indonesia 11.07 2023 down 28.6% falling
42 Palau 10.74 2023 unchanged flat
43 Sierra Leone 10.45 2023 down 68.0% falling
44 El Salvador 9.93 2023 up 203.8% volatile
45 Burkina Faso 9.38 2023 up 459.7% volatile
46 Montenegro 9.35 2023 unchanged flat
47 Nicaragua 7.93 2023 down 36.4% falling
48 Tajikistan 7.56 2021 unchanged flat
49 Central African Republic 7.36 2022 down 12.4% falling
50 Costa Rica 7.31 2023 up 15.6% rising
51 Papua New Guinea 6.43 2023 unchanged flat
52 Sri Lanka 6.18 2023 — volatile
53 Moldova 5.95 2023 down 29.0% falling
54 Argentina 5.74 2017 up 594.5% rising
55 Zambia 5.04 2023 unchanged flat
56 Malaysia 4.65 2023 up 265.2% rising
57 Timor-Leste 4.04 2020 up 1,235.4% volatile
58 Ukraine 3.94 2023 unchanged flat
59 Ghana 3.71 2023 — volatile
60 British Virgin Islands 3.02 2023 down 68.2% falling
61 Cambodia 2.77 2023 down 63.8% falling
62 Guinea-Bissau 2.27 2023 unchanged flat
63 Bangladesh 1.65 2023 down 84.4% falling
64 Morocco 1.56 2019 down 76.2% falling
65 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.29 2023 — volatile
66 Malawi 1.11 2023 down 90.9% falling
67 Algeria 0.8801 2021 down 81.4% volatile
68 Lebanon 0.75 2021 unchanged flat
69 Armenia 0.5485 2023 unchanged flat
70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5433 2023 unchanged flat
71 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4613 2023 unchanged flat
72 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.1599 2023 — flat
73 Grenada 0.1406 2023 down 73.0% falling
74 Samoa 0.0998 2023 up 600.0% volatile
75 Sweden 0.0193 2023 unchanged flat
76 Ethiopia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 Fiji 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 Honduras 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 India 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 Jordan 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 Liberia 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
76 Saint Lucia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 Oman 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 Palestine, State of 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 Serbia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
76 Togo 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
76 Thailand 0 2023 down 100.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services (Drinking Water)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
207 places, 3,402 data points, 2000–2023
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