Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 61.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 61.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 61.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2015.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 149th out of 170 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55.6% | — |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.2% | 55.6% | 59.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 56.5% | 61.9% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 61.9% 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2015.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 149th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, 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