Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 97.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 97.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 97.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 2020.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 36th of 178 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 96.9% | — |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.6% | 94.8% | 96.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 93.1% | 97.2% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 97.2% 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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 2020.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 36th out of 178 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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