Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 84.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
84.5%
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
95th
of 117 countries
All-time high
95.6%
in 2019
All-time low
50.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Vietnam, 2019–2024
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 Vietnam is 84.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Vietnam ranks 95th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 95.6% | — |
| 2021 | 50.5% | -47.2% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | +44.3% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | -9.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 84.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 85% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 84.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 50.5% | 93.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,146 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,555 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Vietnam?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Vietnam was 84.5% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Vietnam ranks 95th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 (%).