Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: World, 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: World is 86.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: World peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2017.
UNICEF: World ranks 99th of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81.3% | — |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.7% | 83.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 83.4% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 96 Togo 70.7% compare
- 97 Niger 66.2% compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 58.5% compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 55.9% compare
- 100 Philippines 55.0% compare
- 101 Naoero 0.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.45 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: World was 86.0% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: World ranks 99th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release