Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) is 89.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 89.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2016.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 87th of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 73.7% | — |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.4% | 72.9% | 79.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 81.6% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 89.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2016.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 87th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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