Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: World
WB: World: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: World, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: World recorded 86.0% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: World peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2017.
WB: World ranks 103rd of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.8% | 80.7% | 83.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 83.4% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: World
- 100 Philippines 55.0% compare
- 101 Nauru 0.0% compare
More education data for WB: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: World?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: World was 86.0% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2017.
- How does WB: World rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- WB: World ranks 103rd out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release