Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 86.0% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2017.
That places SDG: World 100th out of 170 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81.3% | — |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.8% | 80.7% | 83.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 83.4% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 97 Niger 66.2% compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 58.5% compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 55.9% compare
- 100 Philippines 55.0% compare
- 101 Nauru 0.0% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World was 86.0% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2017.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: World ranks 100th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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