Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Nigeria
Nigeria: Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services was 24.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Nigeria, 2012–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Nigeria is 24.72, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 160.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Nigeria peaked at 24.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.96, in 2012.
Nigeria ranks 12th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.96 | — |
| 2013 | 9.49 | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 11.01 | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 12.53 | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 14.05 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 15.58 | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 17.1 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 18.62 | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 20.15 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 21.67 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 23.19 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 24.72 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.29 | 7.96 | 18.62 | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.43 | 20.15 | 24.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- 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 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Nigeria?
- Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Nigeria was 24.72 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.96 in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services?
- Nigeria ranks 12th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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