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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Schools with drinking water in Tanzania, by ownership status 2018
Nearly ** 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 **** percent. Overall, around ** percent of schools in Tanzania had access to an improved source of water in the same period, while **** percent did not have any access to drinking water at all.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Feb 2020, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1179746/schools-with-drinking-water-by-ownership-status-in-tanzania/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
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: /statistics/1179746/schools-with-drinking-water-by-ownership-status-in-tanzania/
