Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic was 62.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 62.2% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 62.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2015.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 148th of 170 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56.2% | — |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.8% | 56.2% | 59.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 57.0% | 62.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 62.2% 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2015.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 148th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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