Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 85.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 85.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2017.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 104th 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 WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79.1% | — |
| 2016 | 78.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.1% | 78.1% | 83.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 82.8% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 156.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 91.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 188.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 110.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 104.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2017.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 104th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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