Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service was 30.36 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Eritrea, 2004–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 30.36 for proportion of schools with no drinking water service in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Eritrea peaked at 47.55 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30.36, in 2017.
Eritrea ranks 30th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 47.55 | — |
| 2005 | 47.55 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.55 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.55 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.55 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.64 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 43.73 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 41.82 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 39.91 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 38 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 36.09 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 34.18 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 32.27 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 30.36 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 30.36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.36 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.36 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.24 | 45.64 | 47.55 | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.71 | 30.36 | 43.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.36 | 30.36 | 30.36 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 27 Solomon Islands 32.97 compare
- 28 South Sudan 32.95 compare
- 29 Uruguay 32.51 compare
- 31 Guatemala 30.03 compare
- 32 Côte d'Ivoire 29.23 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 27.8 compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- 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 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Eritrea?
- Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Eritrea was 30.36 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.55 in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.36 in 2017.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of schools with no drinking water service?
- Eritrea ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of schools with no drinking water service rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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