Niger vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water

Niger
31.0%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
68.5%
in 2024
Niger rank
116th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
119th

Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water over time

  • Niger
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
204060201420192024

How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 68.5% against 31.0% in Niger, a difference of 37.5%.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 2.2 times Niger's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 116th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 119th of 117 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2010s 15.3% 67.4% 52.1% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 24.3% 68.7% 44.3% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water, Niger or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 68.5% against 31.0% in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between Niger and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
37.5%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Niger and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
Niger ranks 116th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 119th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
295 places, 3,170 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release