Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 99.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
19th
of 178 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 2016
All-time low
99.0%
in 2019
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 99.3% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 99.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2019.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 19th out of 178 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.3% | — |
| 2001 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 99.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 19th out of 178 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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