Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 67.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 67.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 67.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2016.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 126th of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 61.7% | — |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.4% | 61.7% | 64.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.1% | 67.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6374 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 67.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2016.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 126th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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