Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 71.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 71.0% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 71.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 2017.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 116th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 69.7% | — |
| 2016 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.8% | 69.4% | 70.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.4% | 71.7% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 71.0% 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 2017.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 116th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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