Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 53.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 53.7% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda peaked at 55.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2011.
That places Rwanda 89th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2% | 34.1% | 53.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 41.8% | 55.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.65 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda was 53.7% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Rwanda ranks 89th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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 (%)