Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Region 3, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Region 3 stood at 70.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 71.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2016.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 117th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64.0% | — |
| 2016 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.7% | 63.8% | 66.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 67.9% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Region 3?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Region 3 was 70.5% 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: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2016.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 117th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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