Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Benin
Benin: Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services was 20.91 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Benin, 2010–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 20.91 for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in 2021.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and up 161.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Benin peaked at 36.24 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 2010.
That places Benin 20th out of 147 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.38 | — |
| 2011 | 8.01 | +478.4% |
| 2012 | 14.63 | +82.7% |
| 2013 | 21.25 | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 27.87 | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 30.66 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 33.45 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 36.24 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 32.4 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 28.57 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 24.74 | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 20.91 | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.44 | 1.38 | 36.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.82 | 20.91 | 24.74 | 2 |
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More education data for Benin
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- 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 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Benin?
- Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Benin was 20.91 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 36.24 in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services?
- Benin ranks 20th out of 147 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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