Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 99.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 178 groups
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
99.4%
in 2022
Years of data
16
1999–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 99.4%.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 18th out of 178 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0027 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,209 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0003 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: Western Europe was 99.4% 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: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 18th out of 178 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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