Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Hungary
Hungary: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 87.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Hungary, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 87.9% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Hungary peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 2019.
Hungary ranks 77th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 87.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,255 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.49 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Hungary?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Hungary was 87.9% in 2019, 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2019.
- How does Hungary rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Hungary ranks 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary 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 (%)