Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 97.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Eastern Asia, 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 SDG: Eastern Asia is 97.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 97.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 2017.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 39th of 170 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.3% | — |
| 2016 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.4% | 96.2% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.9% | 97.9% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Eastern Asia was 97.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 39th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release