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
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 400,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 896,396 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release