Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 66.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) stood at 66.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 66.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2015.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 130th of 170 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 61.1% | — |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.9% | 61.1% | 63.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 62.0% | 66.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 66.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2015.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 130th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 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