Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 80.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 80.5% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.9% on the previous year and up 114.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda peaked at 80.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2011.
That places Rwanda 99th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34.1% | — |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | +49.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 80.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 80.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.5%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2% | 34.1% | 53.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 41.8% | 80.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (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 80.5% in 2024, 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 80.5% in 2024.
- 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 99th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.6%. 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 (%).