Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 96.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
96.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
49th
of 170 groups
All-time high
97.1%
in 2023
All-time low
84.7%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 85.6 %2016: 84.7 %2017: 85.7 %2018: 87.2 %2019: 89.5 %2020: 91.7 %2021: 93.6 %2022: 95.4 %2023: 97.1 %2024: 96.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 96.8% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 97.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2016.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 49th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 85.6%
2016 84.7% -1.0%
2017 85.7% +1.3%
2018 87.2% +1.7%
2019 89.5% +2.6%
2020 91.7% +2.5%
2021 93.6% +2.1%
2022 95.4% +1.9%
2023 97.1% +1.8%
2024 96.8% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 86.5% 84.7% 89.5% 5
2020s 94.9% 91.7% 97.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 96.8% 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2016.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 49th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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