Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 49.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 49.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 49.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2015.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 174th of 178 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34.8% | — |
| 2015 | 34.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.2% | 34.1% | 41.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 42.7% | 49.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 49.6% 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2015.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 174th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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