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. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: World, 2015β2024
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.6% | 73.2% | 76.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 76.4% | 79.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 102 Benin 53.0% compare
- 103 Pakistan 50.9% compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 50.1% compare
- 105 Sierra Leone 50.1% compare
- 106 Philippines 46.6% compare
- 107 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 45.1% compare
- 108 Cameroon 44.8% compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.45 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release