Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 89.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 89.7%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 89.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2015.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 66th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.7% | 87.0% | 88.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.5% | 89.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 67 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% compare
- 68 Bhutan 99.5% compare
- 69 China (People’s Republic of) 99.2% compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 89.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2015.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 66th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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