Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 98.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia recorded 98.7% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 98.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2021.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 28th of 170 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 98.5% | — |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.7% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2811 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 98.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 28th out of 170 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central 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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February 2026 Data Release