Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 58.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
58.9%
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
161st
of 176 groups
All-time high
58.9%
in 2024
All-time low
44.6%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2014–2024

02040602014201920242014: 44.6 %2015: 45.5 %2016: 46.5 %2017: 48.3 %2018: 49.8 %2019: 51.4 %2020: 52.6 %2021: 52.5 %2022: 54.8 %2023: 57.5 %2024: 58.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 58.9% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 58.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2014.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 161st out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 44.6%
2015 45.5% +2.0%
2016 46.5% +2.2%
2017 48.3% +3.8%
2018 49.8% +3.2%
2019 51.4% +3.3%
2020 52.6% +2.4%
2021 52.5% -0.3%
2022 54.8% +4.4%
2023 57.5% +5.0%
2024 58.9% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 47.7% 44.6% 51.4% 6
2020s 55.3% 52.5% 58.9% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 58.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2014.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 161st out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
282 places, 2,958 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release