Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in China (People’s Republic of), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 99.5% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 99.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2021.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 72nd out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 96.5% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.74 million (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in China (People’s Republic of) was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2021.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 72nd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release