Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services was 10.45 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
10.45
Change on year
down 26.2%
World rank
43rd
of 147 countries
All-time high
32.69
in 2017
All-time low
10.45
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone, 2017–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 10.45 for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.2% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.69 | — |
| 2018 | 28.98 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 25.27 | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 21.57 | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 17.86 | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 14.15 | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 10.45 | -26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.98 | 25.27 | 32.69 | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.01 | 10.45 | 21.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 40 Gabon 11.22 compare
- 41 Indonesia 11.07 compare
- 42 Palau 10.74 compare
- 44 El Salvador 9.93 compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 9.38 compare
- 46 Montenegro 9.35 compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone was 10.45 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 32.69 in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 43rd out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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