Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 99.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand stood at 99.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 99.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2019.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 20th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 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 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +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 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 99.2% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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