In 2021, approximately 288 million school-aged people across the globe lacked access to drinking water in schools, down from roughly 326 million people in 2015. Meanwhile, more than 1.3 billion people had access to at least basic drinking water at school in 2021. Sub-Saharan Africa was the region with the lowest basic drinking water coverage in schools at the time.
Population with drinking water in schools worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by type of service
(in millions)
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Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (October 21, 2022). Population with drinking water in schools worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by type of service (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375105/population-drinking-water-in-schools-worldwide-by-type/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Population with drinking water in schools worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by type of service (in millions)." Chart. October 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375105/population-drinking-water-in-schools-worldwide-by-type/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (2022). Population with drinking water in schools worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by type of service (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375105/population-drinking-water-in-schools-worldwide-by-type/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Population with Drinking Water in Schools Worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by Type of Service (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375105/population-drinking-water-in-schools-worldwide-by-type/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, Population with drinking water in schools worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by type of service (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375105/population-drinking-water-in-schools-worldwide-by-type/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Population with drinking water in schools worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by type of service (in millions) [Graph], Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, October 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375105/population-drinking-water-in-schools-worldwide-by-type/
