Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in MDG: World
MDG: World: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: World, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: World recorded 79.7% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: World peaked at 79.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2017.
MDG: World ranks 108th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 74.4% | — |
| 2016 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.7% | 73.2% | 76.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 76.4% | 79.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
- 105 Peru 65.8% compare
- 106 Togo 58.5% compare
- 107 Benin 53.0% compare
- 108 Pakistan 50.9% compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 50.1% compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 50.1% compare
- 111 Philippines 46.6% compare
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: World?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: World was 79.7% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2017.
- How does MDG: World rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- MDG: World ranks 108th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World 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