Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services was 5.04 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
5.04
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 147 countries
All-time high
5.04
in 2011
All-time low
5.04
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Zambia, 2011–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Zambia stood at 5.04. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Zambia peaked at 5.04 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.04, in 2011.
That places Zambia 55th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.04 | — |
| 2012 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.04 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 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 116,859 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Zambia?
- Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Zambia was 5.04 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services?
- Zambia ranks 55th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).