Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 86.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
98th
of 170 groups
All-time high
86.4%
in 2022
All-time low
80.2%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2015–2024

0204060802015201920242015: 81.6 %2016: 81 %2017: 80.2 %2018: 83.4 %2019: 85.9 %2020: 84.3 %2021: 86.2 %2022: 86.4 %2023: 86.1 %2024: 86.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 86.1% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 86.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2017.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 98th of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 81.6%
2016 81.0% -0.7%
2017 80.2% -1.0%
2018 83.4% +3.9%
2019 85.9% +3.1%
2020 84.3% -1.9%
2021 86.2% +2.3%
2022 86.4% +0.2%
2023 86.1% -0.3%
2024 86.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82.4% 80.2% 85.9% 5
2020s 85.8% 84.3% 86.4% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 95 Kiribati 80.6% compare
  2. 96 Togo 70.7% compare
  3. 97 Niger 66.2% compare
  4. 98 Sierra Leone 58.5% compare
  5. 99 Burkina Faso 55.9% compare
  6. 100 Philippines 55.0% compare
  7. 101 Naoero 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 86.1% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2017.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 98th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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Indicator
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
271 places, 2,849 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release