Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic was 75.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 75.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 92.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 118th of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 91.9% | — |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.8% | 91.4% | 91.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 75.5% | 92.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 75.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 118th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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