Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 68.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 68.4% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% 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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 69.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2017.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 120th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.9% | — |
| 2016 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.1% | 66.6% | 67.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 67.7% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 68.4% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2017.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 120th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd) 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