Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.5%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
150th
of 170 groups
All-time high
61.5%
in 2024
All-time low
53.9%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 61.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 150th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 53.9% | — |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.9% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 56.0% | 61.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 61.5% 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 150th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan 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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February 2026 Data Release