Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 51.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 51.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 51.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2015.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 165th of 170 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.2% | — |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.9% | 32.9% | 42.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 42.9% | 51.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.51 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 41.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 16.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 51.0% 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: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2015.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 165th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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