Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 55.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
55.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
155th
of 178 groups
All-time high
55.9%
in 2023
All-time low
47.6%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 55.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 155th of 178 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 47.6% | — |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.6% | 48.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 49.7% | 55.9% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 55.9% 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2017.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 155th out of 178 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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