Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 60.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
60.4%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
132nd
of 178 groups
All-time high
60.4%
in 2023
All-time low
50.0%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 60.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 132nd out of 178 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 50.0% | — |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.0% | 52.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 54.8% | 60.4% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 60.4% 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: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2016.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 132nd out of 178 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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