Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 90.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Northern Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 90.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 90.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2019.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 67th of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.7% | — |
| 2016 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.4% | 88.4% | 89.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 88.6% | 90.4% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 896,396 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Northern Africa was 90.4% 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: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 67th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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