Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 52.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 52.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 52.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2015.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 167th of 178 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41.2% | — |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.2% | 41.2% | 43.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 47.8% | 52.5% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.74 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 52.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2015.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 167th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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