Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) stood at 60.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 60.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2015.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 129th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54.9% | — |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.7% | 54.9% | 56.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 57.4% | 60.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 138.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2026 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 60.5% 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: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2015.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 129th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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