Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services (Drinking) in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services was 0.0998 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0998
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
74th
of 147 countries
All-time high
0.0998
in 2023
All-time low
0.0143
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0998 for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Samoa peaked at 0.0998 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0143, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 74th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0143 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0249 | +75.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0356 | +42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0463 | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 0.057 | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0677 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0784 | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0891 | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0998 | +12.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0998 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.94, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0998 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.77, 4% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0143 | 0.0143 | 0.0143 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0249 | 0.0143 | 0.057 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0837 | 0.0677 | 0.0998 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4613 compare
- 72 Micronesia (country) 0.1599 compare
- 73 Grenada 0.1406 compare
- 75 Sweden 0.0193 compare
- 76 India 0 compare
- 76 Saudi Arabia 0
- 76 Mauritius 0
- 76 Israel 0
- 76 Turkmenistan 0
- 76 Oman 0 compare
- 76 France 0
- 76 Cook Islands 0
- 76 Finland 0
- 76 Dominica 0
- 76 Slovenia 0
- 76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 76 Liberia 0 compare
- 76 Cuba 0
- 76 Netherlands 0
- 76 Czechia 0
- 76 Ethiopia 0 compare
- 76 Luxembourg 0
- 76 Lithuania 0
- 76 Cayman Islands 0
- 76 Portugal 0
- 76 Germany 0
- 76 San Marino 0
- 76 United Arab Emirates 0
- 76 Barbados 0
- 76 Austria 0
- 76 Congo 0
- 76 Jordan 0 compare
- 76 Belgium 0
- 76 Denmark 0
- 76 Qatar 0
- 76 Spain 0
- 76 Tokelau 0
- 76 Serbia 0 compare
- 76 Palestine 0 compare
- 76 Nauru 0
- 76 Monaco 0
- 76 Latvia 0
- 76 Anguilla 0
- 76 Montserrat 0
- 76 Estonia 0
- 76 Bahrain 0
- 76 Gibraltar 0
- 76 Norway 0
- 76 Turkey 0
- 76 Malta 0
- 76 South Korea 0
- 76 Kuwait 0
- 76 Togo 0 compare
- 76 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 76 Macao 0
- 76 Andorra 0
- 76 Maldives 0
- 76 Italy 0
- 76 Poland 0
- 76 Croatia 0
- 76 Belarus 0
- 76 Slovakia 0
- 76 Seychelles 0
- 76 Azerbaijan 0
- 76 Australia 0
- 76 Uruguay 0
- 76 Thailand 0 compare
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 76 Hong Kong 0
- 76 United States 0
- 76 Niue 0
- 76 Hungary 0
- 76 Switzerland 0
- 76 Fiji 0 compare
- 76 Honduras 0 compare
- 76 Singapore 0
More education data for Samoa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Samoa?
- Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Samoa was 0.0998 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0998 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services?
- Samoa ranks 74th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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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