Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 68.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 68.5% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 69.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2017.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 119th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 67.1% | — |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.3% | 66.8% | 67.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.9% | 69.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 68.5% 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2017.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 119th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (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