Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 88.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
90th
of 170 groups
All-time high
89.2%
in 2020
All-time low
88.7%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2019–2024
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 stood at 88.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 90th 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: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 89.2% | — |
| 2020 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.2% | 89.2% | 89.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.7% | 89.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 88.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 90th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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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February 2026 Data Release