Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: 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, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 55.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure 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 peaked at 55.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2016.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 156th of 178 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 44.8% | — |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | +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% | 49.1% | 55.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 39.08 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2016.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 156th 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?
- 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release