Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Niger
Niger: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 23.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Niger, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 23.3% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2023.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Niger peaked at 37.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2019.
Niger ranks 95th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.8% | 13.8% | 37.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 18.7% | 23.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.93 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Niger?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Niger was 23.3% in 2023, 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Niger ranks 95th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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 (%)