Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Indonesia

Indonesia: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 90.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
90.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 117 countries
All-time high
90.4%
in 2024
All-time low
57.8%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2025

Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Indonesia, 2016–2025

0204060801002016202020252016: 57.8 %2017: 58.1 %2018: 58.3 %2020: 79.9 %2021: 89.4 %2022: 89.6 %2023: 89.9 %2024: 90.4 %2025: 90.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 90.4% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Indonesia peaked at 90.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 2016.

That places Indonesia 88th out of 117 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Indonesia, 2016 to 2025.
Year % Change
2016 57.8%
2017 58.1% +0.5%
2018 58.3% +0.3%
2020 79.9% +37.1%
2021 89.4% +11.9%
2022 89.6% +0.2%
2023 89.9% +0.3%
2024 90.4% +0.6%
2025 90.4% +0.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 90.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 90.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 58.1% 57.8% 58.3% 3
2020s 88.3% 79.9% 90.4% 6

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 85 Zimbabwe 92.0% compare
  2. 86 Algeria 90.9% compare
  3. 87 Sri Lanka 90.4% compare
  4. 89 Tuvalu 90.0% compare
  5. 90 Tunisia 90.0% compare
  6. 91 Djibouti 88.4% compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Indonesia?
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Indonesia was 90.4% 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 Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 2016.
How does Indonesia rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
Indonesia ranks 88th out of 117 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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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Indicator
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
117 places, 1,240 data points, 2000–2025
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