Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water) was 30.36 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
30.36
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 176 countries
All-time high
47.55
in 2004
All-time low
30.36
in 2017
Years of data
18
2004–2021
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 (Drinking Water) 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% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 30.36 is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.55, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 30.36 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.79, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 Cote d'Ivoire 29.23 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 27.8 compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
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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