Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water) in Moldova
Moldova: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water) was 0.2435 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Moldova, 2004–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Moldova stood at 0.2435. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 77.7% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Moldova peaked at 13 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2435, in 2023.
Moldova ranks 101st 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 (Drinking Water) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | — |
| 2005 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.15 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 11.3 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 10.45 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 9.6 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 8.75 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 7.9 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 7.05 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2 | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 5.35 | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 4.5 | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 3.65 | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 2.8 | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 1.94 | -30.4% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -43.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2435 | -77.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.2435 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.86, 9% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -77.7% | 1.09 | 0.2435 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.86 | 12.15 | 13 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.47 | 3.65 | 11.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 0.2435 | 2.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 98 Serbia 1.55 compare
- 99 Maldives 0.6667 compare
- 100 Cuba 0.3132 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 Nauru 0
- 103 Malta 0
- 103 South Korea 0
- 103 Monaco 0
- 103 Latvia 0
- 103 Macao 0
- 103 United Arab Emirates 0
- 103 Tokelau 0
- 103 Palestine 0 compare
- 103 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 103 Sweden 0
- 103 Turkey 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 0
- 103 United States 0
- 103 Niue 0
- 103 Mauritius 0
- 103 Oman 0 compare
- 103 Israel 0
- 103 Tuvalu 0
- 103 Netherlands 0
- 103 China 0 compare
- 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 Moldova
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.54 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,388 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,198 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,914 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 228,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,696 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.387 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Moldova?
- Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Moldova was 0.2435 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2435 in 2023.
- How does Moldova rank for proportion of schools with no drinking water service?
- Moldova ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with no drinking water service rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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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