Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 85.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
85.9%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
85th
of 178 groups
All-time high
87.3%
in 2023
All-time low
85.6%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 85.9% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 85th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 85.6% | — |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.6% | 85.6% | 85.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.6% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 85.9% 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: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 85th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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