A pulling-wire waterway switching mechanism has a fixed unit, a water division body, a ratchet shaft, a stopping claw, a returning body and a pulling wire. The water division body can be rotationally arranged in the fixed unit, and can use the rotation between the water division body and the fixed unit to achieve the switch of the outlet functions, a plurality of lower ratchets in anuular array are arranged on the top surface of the water division body, and a plurality of stopping teeth in anuular array are arranged on the outer rotative surface of the water division body. The ratchet shaft provided with a pulling block extending out of the fixed unit and a plurality of upper ratchets in annular array. The pulling block drives the ratchet shaft to rotate forward. The upper ratchets can drive the water division to rotate forward.