Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 97.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2020.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 37th out of 178 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.7% | — |
| 2016 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.8% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 93.4% | 97.1% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 828,578 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.61 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 37th out of 178 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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