Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 55.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2015–2024
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: West and Central Africa is 55.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 55.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 161st out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40.0% | — |
| 2016 | 41.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.1% | 40.0% | 44.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 46.9% | 55.2% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 55.2% 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: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 161st out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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