Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 117 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
100.0%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Seychelles, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Seychelles is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 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 Seychelles peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2016.
That places Seychelles 1st out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 100.0% | — |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.5%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Seychelles
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 713 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1994)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,588 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,091 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9,592 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0625 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Seychelles?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Seychelles was 100.0% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Seychelles ranks 1st out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles 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 (%).