Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic 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 … secondary drinking water basic 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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 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