Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 50.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
50.7%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
172nd
of 178 groups
All-time high
50.7%
in 2024
All-time low
38.4%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 2015–2024

02040602015201920242015: 38.4 %2016: 39.2 %2017: 40.5 %2018: 41.8 %2019: 43.2 %2020: 44.7 %2021: 46.3 %2022: 48 %2023: 49.3 %2024: 50.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 50.7%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 50.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2015.

That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 172nd out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 40.6% 38.4% 43.2% 5
2020s 47.8% 44.7% 50.7% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 50.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2015.
How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 172nd out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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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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