Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 58.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.0%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
146th
of 178 groups
All-time high
58.0%
in 2023
All-time low
47.6%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2016–2023
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 Western and Central is 58.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 146th out of 178 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 47.6% | — |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.6% | 49.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 51.5% | 58.0% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6879 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Africa Western and Central was 58.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2016.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 146th out of 178 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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