Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: World, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: World stood at 79.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: World peaked at 79.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2017.
That places UNICEF: World 105th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 74.4% | — |
| 2016 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.6% | 73.2% | 76.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 76.4% | 79.7% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: World was 79.7% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UNICEF: World ranks 105th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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