Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic was 86.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
86.6%
Change on year
up 5.2%
Rank
90th
of 176 groups
All-time high
86.6%
in 2024
All-time low
82.3%
in 2023
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2015–2024

0204060802015201920242015: 86.5 %2016: 85.5 %2017: 86 %2018: 86.1 %2019: 85.7 %2020: 85.5 %2021: 84 %2022: 84.3 %2023: 82.3 %2024: 86.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 86.6% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 86.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2023.

That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 90th out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 86.5% —
2016 85.5% -1.1%
2017 86.0% +0.6%
2018 86.1% +0.1%
2019 85.7% -0.4%
2020 85.5% -0.3%
2021 84.0% -1.7%
2022 84.3% +0.3%
2023 82.3% -2.4%
2024 86.6% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 86.0% 85.5% 86.5% 5
2020s 84.5% 82.3% 86.6% 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

  1. 87 Gambia 91.8% compare
  2. 88 Nepal 91.5% compare
  3. 89 Djibouti 91.4% compare
  4. 90 Costa Rica 91.3% compare
  5. 91 Rwanda 91.2% compare
  6. 92 Panama 90.8% compare
  7. 93 Syria 89.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 86.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2023.
How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 90th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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