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 113th out of 117 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36.3% | — |
| 2016 | 33.8% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -52.5% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +116.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 44.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 52% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 44.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.5%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
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
- 110 Sierra Leone 50.1% compare
- 111 Philippines 46.6% compare
- 112 Mauritania 45.1% compare
- 114 Burundi 38.9% compare
- 115 Chad 34.0% compare
- 116 Niger 31.0% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (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 113th out of 117 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 (%).