Ghana: share of schools with access to basic drinking water

Across pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools in Ghana, an average of over 75 percent had access to basic drinking water. Specifically, around 79 percent of secondary schools in the country had improved available basic water services.

Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Ghana 2019, by education level

Characteristic	Share of schools
Pre-primary school	79.1%
Primary school	76.39%
Secondary school	79.12%

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

Ghana

Survey time period

2019

Special properties

improved and available basic water service

Supplementary notes

The release date is the date of access.
The source notes the following: "The indicator measures the percentage of schools by level of education with access to the given facility or service. The full scope of the indicator is the proportion of schools with access to: (a) electricity; (b) the Internet for pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities; (e) basic drinking water; (f) single-sex basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic handwashing facilities."

Schools with an improved drinking water source with water available at the time of the questionnaire or survey are classified as having a ‘basic’ service.

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