Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 63.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 63.8% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 63.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2015.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 138th 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 WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57.9% | — |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.0% | 57.9% | 60.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 58.9% | 63.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 32.69 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 90.57 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 36.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 63.8% 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: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2015.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 138th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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