Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 64.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 64.2% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 64.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2015.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 125th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56.2% | — |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.2% | 56.2% | 58.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 60.1% | 64.2% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.30 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 64.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2015.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 125th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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