School Drinking Water Access Indicators

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) provides a dataset on the proportion of schools lacking an improved drinking water source. The data is published on the HDX platform and was last updated on 2026-03-26. It is available in CSV and XML formats under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Assess regional disparities in school water infrastructure (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Model the relationship between water access and educational outcomes (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Monitor progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for WASH in schools (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the HDX platform, a recognized humanitarian data exchange.
• Licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting reuse with attribution.
• Data is provided in structured formats (CSV, XML) for analysis.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and geographic scope are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national surveys or administrative reporting.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 10:09:58.306217; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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