Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 91.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa, 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 stood at 91.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 91.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2016.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 56th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87.4% | — |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.4% | 88.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 88.9% | 91.9% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Northern Africa was 91.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 56th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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