Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 44.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon is 44.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon peaked at 44.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 91st out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.0% | 33.8% | 43.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 20.7% | 44.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.26 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon was 44.8% in 2022, 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Cameroon ranks 91st out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 (%)