Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 55.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 55.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 55.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2015.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 159th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43.7% | — |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.7% | 47.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 48.6% | 55.5% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 55.5% 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2015.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, 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