Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 62.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 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: Sub-saharan Africa is 62.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 62.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2015.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 145th 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: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56.2% | — |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.8% | 56.2% | 59.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 57.0% | 62.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 62.3% 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2015.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 145th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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