Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 99.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
20th
of 170 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2020
All-time low
99.2%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2014–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 20th out of 170 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.2% | — |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 1 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 99.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 20th out of 170 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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