Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 88.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 88.8%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 89.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 89th of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.1% | — |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.2% | 89.1% | 89.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.8% | 89.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 86 Costa Rica 92.1% compare
- 87 Zimbabwe 91.6% compare
- 88 Indonesia 90.6% compare
- 89 Rwanda 87.6% compare
- 90 Micronesia, Federated States of 86.7% compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 85.9% compare
- 92 Panama 85.2% compare
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.93 million (2024)
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All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 88.8% 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 89th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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