Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 95.9% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Brazil peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2018.
That places Brazil 83rd out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.9% | — |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 95.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 95.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.8% | 84.7% | 92.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 92.9% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Brazil?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Brazil was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Brazil ranks 83rd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release