Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 93.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 93.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 93.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2017.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 51st of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91.1% | — |
| 2016 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.4% | 91.0% | 91.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.7% | 93.8% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 93.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 51st out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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