Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service was 11.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 11.79 for proportion of schools with no drinking water service in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Uganda peaked at 11.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.08, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 63rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.08 | — |
| 2001 | 10.08 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.08 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.17 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.26 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.34 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.43 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.51 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.6 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.68 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.77 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.85 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.94 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.02 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.11 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.19 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.28 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.36 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.45 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.53 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.62 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 11.7 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11.79 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.79 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.32 | 10.08 | 10.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.15 | 10.77 | 11.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.72 | 11.62 | 11.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- 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 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Uganda?
- Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Uganda was 11.79 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of schools with no drinking water service?
- Uganda ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with no drinking water service rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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