Water access
People globally without safely managed drinking-water services in 2024.
WHO / UNICEF ↗Understand the context behind our priorities and follow verified reporting as KADEF’s work develops.
People globally without safely managed drinking-water services in 2024.
WHO / UNICEF ↗Children and young people out of school globally in UNESCO’s baseline 2024 estimate.
UNESCO / UIS / GEM ↗People globally without basic hygiene services at home in 2024.
WHO / UNICEF ↗How UNESCO’s 273 million out-of-school estimate is distributed across education levels.
Source: UNESCO / UIS / GEM. Baseline: 273 million, data year 2024. A separate emergency-context adjustment estimates about 286 million.
Explore inclusive learning ↗The estimated global share with and without safely managed drinking-water services.
Source: WHO / UNICEF JMP, 2025. Rounded shares use 2.1 billion without services and a 2024 global population of 8.2 billion.
Explore water and dignity ↗Contextual statistics describe global challenges, not people reached or services delivered by KADEF.
Outcome figures will be published with their reporting period, methodology and evidence source as programmes are implemented.
Approved financial reports and audited summaries will be published as reporting cycles are completed.
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