Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service was 11.16 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Brazil is 11.16, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Brazil peaked at 32.15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.16, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 67th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.15 | — |
| 2001 | 31.24 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 30.32 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 29.41 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 28.5 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 27.59 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 26.67 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 25.76 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 24.85 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 23.94 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 23.02 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 22.11 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 21.2 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 20.29 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 19.38 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 18.46 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.55 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 16.64 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 15.73 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 14.81 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 13.9 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 12.99 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 12.08 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 11.16 | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.04 | 23.94 | 32.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.92 | 14.81 | 23.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.53 | 11.16 | 13.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- 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 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Brazil?
- Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Brazil was 11.16 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 32.15 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.16 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of schools with no drinking water service?
- Brazil ranks 67th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with no drinking water service rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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