Schools access drinking water in Algeria
Algeria: Schools access drinking water was 90.86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90.86
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
86th
of 117 countries
All-time high
100
in 2023
All-time low
79.1
in 2018
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Schools access drinking water in Algeria, 2012–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 90.86 for schools access drinking water in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, schools access drinking water in Algeria peaked at 100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.1, in 2018.
That places Algeria 86th out of 117 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Schools access drinking water in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 87.34 | — |
| 2013 | 88.77 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.69 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.46 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.39 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.9 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 79.1 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 86.42 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 88.73 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 88.64 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 89 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 100 | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 90.13 | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 90.86 | +0.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 90.86 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 90.86 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.01 | 79.1 | 88.9 | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.23 | 88.64 | 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 100 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.43 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390,587 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 158,235 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,324 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 297,789 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is schools access drinking water in Algeria?
- Schools access drinking water in Algeria was 90.86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest schools access drinking water recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2023.
- What is the lowest schools access drinking water recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1 in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for schools access drinking water?
- Algeria ranks 86th out of 117 countries with data for 2025.
- Is schools access drinking water rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Schools access drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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