Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 91.6% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Zimbabwe, 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 91.6% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Zimbabwe peaked at 93.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 82nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.6% | 89.7% | 93.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.5% | 91.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Zimbabwe was 91.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Zimbabwe ranks 82nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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