UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) provides a dataset measuring the proportion of schools with basic drinking water services. The data, last updated on 2026-03-26, tracks the percentage of schools where an improved water source was available at the time of survey. It is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and is available in CSV and XML formats.
Use Cases
- Assess national or regional progress on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for school WASH based on reported service percentages.
- Model correlations between school water access and educational or health outcomes based on survey-derived indicators.
- Benchmark school infrastructure quality across different administrative regions based on the availability of improved water sources.
Strengths
- Data is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ), an authoritative source for child-related indicators.
- The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for open use and adaptation.
- Last updated on 2026-03-26, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Row count and sample size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The description is brief, lacking details on survey methodology, temporal coverage, or geographic scope.
Provenance
- Source
- UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from national surveys and administrative data.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-26 09:23:47.308972.
- Geography
- null