Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 60.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 60.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 132nd out of 178 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 50.0% | — |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.0% | 52.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 54.8% | 60.4% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 60.4% 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: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 132nd out of 178 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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