Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 83.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2017.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 106th out of 170 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.3% | — |
| 2016 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.0% | 77.6% | 81.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 80.8% | 83.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 106th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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