Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 95.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Western Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Western Asia stood at 95.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 95.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2013.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 46th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 93.4% | — |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.6% | 93.4% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.8% | 95.2% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.70 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 13.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Western Asia was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 46th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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