Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in South Korea
South Korea: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 100.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 95 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in South Korea, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in South Korea stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in South Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places South Korea 1st out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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More education data for South Korea
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.734 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in South Korea?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in South Korea was 100.0% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- South Korea ranks 1st out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea 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 (%)