Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Syrian Arab Republic, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 86.0% for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over five years.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 93rd out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74.9% | — |
| 2021 | 72.4% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +5.9% |
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More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.043 units per person (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,529 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 640,320 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Syrian Arab Republic was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2021.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 93rd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.