Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.4%
Change on year
up 4.4%
Rank
151st
of 170 groups
All-time high
61.4%
in 2024
All-time low
53.8%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 61.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 151st of 170 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 53.8% | — |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.8% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 55.9% | 61.4% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (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 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (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) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 61.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2017.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 151st out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release