Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in European Union
European Union: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 97.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in European Union, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
European Union recorded 97.4% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in European Union peaked at 99.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2017.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.5% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0%
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0%
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
More reference data data for European Union
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.29 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.58 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.72 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.39 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.4 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.38 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 73.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 335,332 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in European Union?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in European Union was 97.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2017.
- How does European Union rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 17 groups with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/