Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Western Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Western Asia stood at 95.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2011.
That places SDG: Western Asia 43rd out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94.1% | — |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.4% | 94.1% | 94.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.5% | 95.8% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Western Asia was 95.8% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 43rd out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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