Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 97.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 97.1% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 97.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2020.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 38th of 178 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.7% | — |
| 2016 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.8% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 93.5% | 97.1% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 97.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 38th out of 178 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central 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