Share of schools with access to basic drinking water by country
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%)
Countries reporting
94
Highest
100.0%
Macao
Lowest
23.3%
Niger
Median
100.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
946
What the numbers show
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Macao; the lowest is 23.3% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 91.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 218.3%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 65.8%).
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2022 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2021 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Bhutan | 99.5% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 65 | China | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | Palestine | 99.1% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 67 | India | 97.9% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 68 | Armenia | 97.7% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 69 | East Timor | 95.9% | 2023 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 93.0% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 91.6% | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 90.4% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 72 | Algeria | 90.4% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 90.0% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 75 | Indonesia | 89.9% | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 76 | Djibouti | 88.4% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 77 | Hungary | 87.9% | 2019 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 78 | Micronesia (country) | 86.1% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 79 | Syria | 86.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 80 | Gambia | 85.7% | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 81.6% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 82 | Senegal | 80.3% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 74.3% | 2023 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 69.3% | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.0% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 86 | Peru | 65.8% | 2019 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 87 | Philippines | 56.7% | 2021 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 88 | Togo | 56.5% | 2023 | up 218.3% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 53.7% | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 90 | Benin | 53.0% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 91 | Cameroon | 44.8% | 2022 | up 23.6% | flat |
| 92 | Ecuador | 41.3% | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 93 | Burundi | 38.9% | 2019 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 94 | Panama | 24.2% | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Niger | 23.3% | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
About this data
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%)