Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in China
China: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0
World rank
103rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
3.96
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 2022
Years of data
19
2005–2023
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in China, 2005–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with no drinking water service in China is 0, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in China peaked at 3.96 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
China ranks 103rd of 176 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 no drinking water service in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.96 | — |
| 2006 | 3.96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.63 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 3.31 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 2.98 | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 2.66 | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 2.33 | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 2.01 | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 1.68 | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 1.36 | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7102 | -31.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3853 | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0604 | -84.3% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.96 | 3.96 | 3.96 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 0.7102 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1114 | 0 | 0.3853 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 100 Cuba 0.3132 compare
- 101 Republic of Moldova 0.2435 compare
- 102 Cape Verde 0.1904 compare
- 103 Belgium 0
- 103 Germany 0
- 103 Spain 0
- 103 San Marino 0
- 103 Cook Islands 0
- 103 Czechia 0
- 103 Botswana 0 compare
- 103 Jordan 0 compare
- 103 Cayman Islands 0
- 103 Barbados 0
- 103 Denmark 0
- 103 Bahamas 0
- 103 Turkmenistan 0
- 103 Qatar 0
- 103 France 0
- 103 Palau 0
- 103 Luxembourg 0
- 103 Austria 0
- 103 Lithuania 0
- 103 Naoero 0
- 103 Malta 0
- 103 Republic of Korea 0
- 103 Monaco 0
- 103 Latvia 0
- 103 Macau, China 0
- 103 United Arab Emirates 0
- 103 Tokelau 0
- 103 Palestine, State of 0 compare
- 103 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 103 Sweden 0
- 103 Türkiye 0
- 103 Kuwait 0
- 103 Portugal 0
- 103 Andorra 0
- 103 Samoa 0
- 103 Saint Lucia 0
- 103 Estonia 0
- 103 Gibraltar 0
- 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 103 Slovakia 0
- 103 Switzerland 0
- 103 Australia 0
- 103 Poland 0
- 103 Belarus 0
- 103 Bahrain 0
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 103 Norway 0
- 103 Singapore 0
- 103 Montserrat 0
- 103 Anguilla 0
- 103 Italy 0
- 103 Malaysia 0
- 103 Hong Kong, China 0
- 103 United States of America 0
- 103 Niue 0
- 103 Mauritius 0
- 103 Oman 0 compare
- 103 Israel 0
- 103 Tuvalu 0
- 103 Netherlands 0
- 103 Thailand 0
- 103 Dominica 0
- 103 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 103 Paraguay 0 compare
- 103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 103 British Virgin Islands 0
- 103 Hungary 0
- 103 Azerbaijan 0
- 103 Grenada 0
- 103 Seychelles 0
- 103 Finland 0
- 103 Slovenia 0
- 103 Saudi Arabia 0
More education data for China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (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 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (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 no drinking water service in China?
- Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in China was 0 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does China rank for proportion of schools with no drinking water service?
- China ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with no drinking water service rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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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