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Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)

Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Basic drinking water is defined as a functional improved drinking water source on or near the premises and water points accessible to all users during school hours. An improved drinking water source is a water delivery point that by the nature of its design protects the water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin. Examples of improved drinking water facilities include piped water, protected wells, tubewells and boreholes, protected springs and rainwater, purchased bottled water and tanker-trucks. Unimproved water sources include unprotected wells and springs and surface water (e.g. rivers, lakes). For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/

wb-indicators:UIS.SCHBSP.1.WWATA

Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
142 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:UIS.SCHBSP.1.WWATA
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) carries observations for 142 countries and areas:

Afghanistan · Angola · Albania · Andorra · Arab World · United Arab Emirates · Armenia · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bahrain · Belarus · Barbados · Bhutan · Switzerland · China · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Caribbean small states · Cuba · Cayman Islands · Germany · Djibouti · Dominica · Denmark · East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) · Early-demographic dividend · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Euro area · Spain · Estonia · European Union · Fragile and conflict affected situations · Finland · France · Georgia · Ghana · Gibraltar · Guinea · Gambia, The · Grenada · Hong Kong SAR, China · Honduras · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Hungary · IBRD only · IDA blend · Indonesia · IDA only · India · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · St. Kitts and Nevis · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Lebanon · Liberia · St. Lucia · Least developed countries: UN classification · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Late-demographic dividend · Latvia · Macao SAR, China · Morocco · Monaco · Moldova · Maldives · Marshall Islands · Middle income · Myanmar · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · Niger · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · Nauru · Oman · Pakistan · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Pre-demographic dividend · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Post-demographic dividend · Qatar · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · San Marino · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · Sub-Saharan Africa · Sao Tome and Principe · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Eswatini · Seychelles · Turks and Caicos Islands · Chad · East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Turkmenistan · Timor-Leste · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Tunisia · Tuvalu · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Venezuela, RB · British Virgin Islands · World · Samoa · High income · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · Zambia