Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 91.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Northern Africa, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Northern Africa is 91.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 59th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87.5% | — |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 87.5% | 91.5% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Northern Africa was 91.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 59th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release