Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service was 48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Liberia, 2006–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Liberia stood at 48. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Liberia peaked at 48 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.72, in 2006.
That places Liberia 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36.72 | — |
| 2007 | 42.49 | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 42.49 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.49 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.15 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 40.95 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.36 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 43.77 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 45.18 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 46.59 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 48 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.05 | 36.72 | 42.49 | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.1 | 40.95 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48 | 48 | 48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 11 Congo 55.72 compare
- 12 Chad 55.06 compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 50.17 compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 46.73 compare
- 16 Haiti 45.09 compare
- 17 Madagascar 44.22 compare
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Liberia?
- Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Liberia was 48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.72 in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of schools with no drinking water service?
- Liberia ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of schools with no drinking water service rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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