Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 57.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 57.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 57.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 160th out of 170 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45.4% | — |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.8% | 45.4% | 51.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 52.1% | 57.8% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 57.8% 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: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 160th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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