GeoJSON / CSV / Shapefile
HDX Humanitarian Health Facilities
Humanitarian Data Exchange community-curated health facility datasets for 100+ countries.
Humanitarian health mapping Field hospital planning
Health & education
Health & Education Facilities
Global health facility and education infrastructure datasets including WHO health facilities, schools, and medical logistics data.
Quick answer: compare official sources, download formats, coverage, licensing, and practical GIS workflows in this Health & education directory.
Health facilities Hospitals Schools Humanitarian Accessibility
Downloadable datasets in this category
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Mixed delivery
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Health and education facility pages provide location data for hospitals, clinics, schools, and universities — essential for humanitarian response, development planning, and accessibility analysis.
These datasets are particularly valuable when paired with population grids, transportation layers, and administrative boundaries for service coverage analysis.
Downloadable datasets in this category
Category directory
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CSV / GeoJSON
WHO Health Facilities Database
WHO global database of hospitals and clinics with location, type, and service data.
Health facility mapping Accessibility analysis
CSV / GeoJSON
Global Schools Map (UNICEF)
UNICEF geolocated school dataset for 100+ countries with education level and enrollment data.
Education infrastructure mapping School accessibility
GeoTIFF / Shapefile
Malaria Atlas Project
Global malaria endemicity and vector distribution maps from the Malaria Atlas Project at 5km resolution.
Malaria burden mapping Vector control planning
GeoJSON / CSV / API
Healthsites.io Open Health Facilities
OpenStreetMap-based global health facility dataset curated by Healthsites.io with standardized schema and quality assurance.
Health facility mapping Humanitarian health planning
Point (schools)
More than 31,000 private schools across all 50 US states plus DC, with names, addresses, enrollment, and grade ranges.
Education access analysis School market research
Point (schools)
Over 102,000 public schools nationwide with district IDs, enrollment, grade spans, and teacher counts.
School district analysis Education equity research
Recommended health & education workflow
How to choose a source
- Use WHO Health Facilities for a curated global dataset of hospitals and clinics.
- Use the Global Schools Map for education infrastructure location data.
- Combine facility data with population grids and road networks for accessibility and coverage analysis.
Category FAQ
Category FAQ
Where can I find free global hospital location data?
The WHO Health Facilities Database provides a global directory of hospitals and health facilities with coordinates, facility type, and service capacity data.
Are school locations available for developing countries?
Yes. The Global Schools Map by UNICEF and other partners provides school location data for over 100 countries, including many developing and low-income nations.