Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.4%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
92nd
of 176 groups
All-time high
87.5%
in 2022
All-time low
81.6%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2015–2024

0204060802015201920242015: 81.6 %2016: 82 %2017: 82.7 %2018: 84.6 %2019: 86.4 %2020: 85.4 %2021: 86.9 %2022: 87.5 %2023: 86.7 %2024: 86.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 86.4%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 87.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2015.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 92nd out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 81.6%
2016 82.0% +0.5%
2017 82.7% +0.9%
2018 84.6% +2.3%
2019 86.4% +2.1%
2020 85.4% -1.1%
2021 86.9% +1.7%
2022 87.5% +0.7%
2023 86.7% -0.8%
2024 86.4% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 83.5% 81.6% 86.4% 5
2020s 86.6% 85.4% 87.5% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 89 Djibouti 91.4% compare
  2. 90 Costa Rica 91.3% compare
  3. 91 Rwanda 91.2% compare
  4. 92 Panama 90.8% compare
  5. 93 Syria 89.1% compare
  6. 94 Niger 89.0% compare
  7. 95 Ecuador 86.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 86.4% 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 Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2015.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 92nd 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 Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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