Schools access drinking water in New Zealand
New Zealand: Schools access drinking water was 100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 117 countries
All-time high
100
in 2015
All-time low
100
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Schools access drinking water in New Zealand, 2015–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 100 for schools access drinking water in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, schools access drinking water in New Zealand peaked at 100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100, in 2015.
That places New Zealand 1st out of 117 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Schools access drinking water in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | — |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 100, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Andorra 100 compare
- 1 Australia 100 compare
- 1 Austria 100 compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 100 compare
- 1 Bahrain 100 compare
- 1 Barbados 100 compare
- 1 Belarus 100 compare
- 1 Belgium 100 compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100 compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100 compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100 compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100 compare
- 1 Cuba 100 compare
- 1 Czechia 100 compare
- 1 Denmark 100 compare
- 1 Dominica 100 compare
- 1 Estonia 100 compare
- 1 Finland 100 compare
- 1 France 100 compare
- 1 Georgia 100 compare
- 1 Germany 100 compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
- 1 Grenada 100 compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100 compare
- 1 Hungary 100 compare
- 1 Israel 100 compare
- 1 Italy 100
- 1 Jordan 100 compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 compare
- 1 Lithuania 100 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100 compare
- 1 Macao 100 compare
- 1 Malaysia 100 compare
- 1 Mauritius 100 compare
- 1 Monaco 100 compare
- 1 Montserrat 100 compare
- 1 Netherlands 100 compare
- 1 Niue 100 compare
- 1 Norway 100 compare
- 1 Oman 100 compare
- 1 Poland 100 compare
- 1 Portugal 100 compare
- 1 Qatar 100 compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100 compare
- 1 Samoa 100 compare
- 1 San Marino 100 compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100 compare
- 1 Seychelles 100 compare
- 1 Singapore 100 compare
- 1 Slovakia 100 compare
- 1 Slovenia 100 compare
- 1 South Korea 100 compare
- 1 Spain 100 compare
- 1 Sweden 100 compare
- 1 Switzerland 100 compare
- 1 Thailand 100 compare
- 1 Turkey 100 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100 compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100 compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100 compare
- 1 Uruguay 100 compare
- 1 Anguilla 100 compare
- 1 Chile 100 compare
- 1 Iceland 100 compare
- 1 Mongolia 100 compare
- 1 Palau 100 compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100 compare
- 1 Tokelau 100 compare
- 1 Tonga 100 compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.48 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.38 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,426 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,020 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,552 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is schools access drinking water in New Zealand?
- Schools access drinking water in New Zealand was 100 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest schools access drinking water recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2015.
- What is the lowest schools access drinking water recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for schools access drinking water?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 117 countries with data for 2025.
- Is schools access drinking water rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Schools access drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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