Nearly 65 percent of schools managed by the government in Tanzania had access to an improved source of drinking water. By non-government schools, the share was at 90.6 percent. Overall, around 68 percent of schools in Tanzania had access to an improved source of water in the same period, while 14.2 percent did not have any access to drinking water at all.
Share of schools with access to improved drinking water source in Tanzania as of 2018, by ownership status
From the total, 2,240 schools were located in Tanzania Mainland and 156 in Zanzibar.
According to the source, improved water sources are those which, by nature of their design and construction, have the potential to deliver safe water by preventing water contamination. Improved sources include piped water, boreholes or tube wells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater.
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Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. (February 1, 2020). Share of schools with access to improved drinking water source in Tanzania as of 2018, by ownership status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179746/schools-with-drinking-water-by-ownership-status-in-tanzania/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. "Share of schools with access to improved drinking water source in Tanzania as of 2018, by ownership status." Chart. February 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179746/schools-with-drinking-water-by-ownership-status-in-tanzania/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Share of schools with access to improved drinking water source in Tanzania as of 2018, by ownership status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179746/schools-with-drinking-water-by-ownership-status-in-tanzania/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Schools with Access to Improved Drinking Water Source in Tanzania as of 2018, by Ownership Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179746/schools-with-drinking-water-by-ownership-status-in-tanzania/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics, Share of schools with access to improved drinking water source in Tanzania as of 2018, by ownership status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179746/schools-with-drinking-water-by-ownership-status-in-tanzania/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of schools with access to improved drinking water source in Tanzania as of 2018, by ownership status [Graph], Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics, February 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179746/schools-with-drinking-water-by-ownership-status-in-tanzania/
