Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service was 10.43 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
10.43
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
68th
of 176 countries
All-time high
13.34
in 2007
All-time low
10.43
in 2023
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Zimbabwe, 2007–2023

0510152007201520232007: 13.32008: 13.32009: 13.32010: 13.32011: 13.32012: 13.12013: 12.92014: 12.62015: 12.42016: 12.12017: 11.92018: 11.62019: 11.42020: 11.22021: 10.92022: 10.72023: 10.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 10.43 for proportion of schools with no drinking water service in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Zimbabwe peaked at 13.34 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.43, in 2023.

That places Zimbabwe 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water) in Zimbabwe, 2007 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2007 13.34
2008 13.34 +0.0%
2009 13.34 +0.0%
2010 13.34 +0.0%
2011 13.34 +0.0%
2012 13.1 -1.8%
2013 12.86 -1.9%
2014 12.62 -1.9%
2015 12.37 -1.9%
2016 12.13 -2.0%
2017 11.89 -2.0%
2018 11.64 -2.0%
2019 11.4 -2.1%
2020 11.16 -2.1%
2021 10.92 -2.2%
2022 10.67 -2.2%
2023 10.43 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.34 13.34 13.34 3
2010s 12.47 11.4 13.34 10
2020s 10.79 10.43 11.16 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 65 Cambodia 11.44 compare
  2. 66 Dominican Republic 11.25 compare
  3. 67 Brazil 11.16 compare
  4. 69 Georgia 10 compare
  5. 70 Namibia 9.91 compare
  6. 71 Argentina 9.72 compare

See the full ranking of 237 places →

More education data for Zimbabwe

All data for Zimbabwe →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Zimbabwe?
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Zimbabwe was 10.43 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 13.34 in 2007.
What is the lowest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 10.43 in 2023.
How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of schools with no drinking water service?
Zimbabwe ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of schools with no drinking water service rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Zimbabwe. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-schools-with-no-drinking-water-service-drinking-water/zimbabwe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-schools-with-no-drinking-water-service-drinking-water/zimbabwe/">Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Zimbabwe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
237 places, 4,715 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed