How does Syria rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?

Syria ranks 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.

Where does this Syria data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Syria

Name: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Syria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Syria: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

86.0%

Change on year

up 5.9%

World rank

79th

of 95 countries

All-time high

86.0%

in 2024

All-time low

72.4%

in 2021

Years of data

2020–2024

Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Syria, 2020–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Syria recorded 86.0% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over five years.

Syria ranks 79th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Syria

76 Djibouti 88.4% compare
77 Hungary 87.9% compare
78 Micronesia (country) 86.1% compare
80 Gambia 85.7% compare
81 Morocco 81.6% compare
82 Senegal 80.3% compare

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More education data for Syria

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 144,621 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 81.5% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Syria?: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Syria was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2021.
How does Syria rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?: Syria ranks 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 95 places, 946 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%)