Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 55.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 55.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 55.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2016.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 158th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 44.8% | — |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.1% | 44.8% | 47.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 49.0% | 55.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 55.9% 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2016.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 158th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan 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