Sri Lanka vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water
Sri Lanka
90.4%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
85.9%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
87th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
85th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water over time
- Sri Lanka
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 90.4% against 85.9% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 87th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 85th of 117 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.0% | 85.6% | 7.6% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 86.1% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
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, Sri Lanka or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 90.4% against 85.9% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 4.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Sri Lanka ranks 87th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 85th 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
February 2026 Data Release