Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria
Algeria: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 90.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 90.9% for share of schools with access to basic 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, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria peaked at 100.0% 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.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 87.3% | — |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 90.1% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 90.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 90.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.0% | 79.1% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 88.6% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Algeria was 90.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Algeria ranks 86th out of 117 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to basic 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%).