Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Western Asia, 2012–2024
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: Western Asia is 98.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2012.
That places SDG: Western Asia 31st out of 170 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 97.6% | — |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 15.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Western Asia was 98.7% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 31st out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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