Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 45.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 45.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 45.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2021.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 176th of 178 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33.4% | — |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.2% | 32.1% | 34.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 31.0% | 45.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 45.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2021.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 176th out of 178 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release