Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 91.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UIS: Arab States, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 91.1% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UIS: Arab States peaked at 91.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2015.
UIS: Arab States ranks 60th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.7% | 87.2% | 88.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.5% | 91.1% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UIS: Arab States?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UIS: Arab States was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2015.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 60th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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