Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 57.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 57.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 57.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2019.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 162nd of 170 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51.8% | — |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.7% | 50.4% | 55.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 50.4% | 57.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 57.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2019.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 162nd out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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