Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 40.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 40.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 140.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 40.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 177th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.7% | — |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.5% | 25.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 27.0% | 40.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 40.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 177th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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