Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 87.5% in 2024. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2024)
87.5%
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
85th
of 176 groups
All-time high
87.5%
in 2024
All-time low
83.6%
in 2023
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2015–2024

0204060802015201920242015: 87 %2016: 86.1 %2017: 86.5 %2018: 86.5 %2019: 86.2 %2020: 86 %2021: 84.6 %2022: 85 %2023: 83.6 %2024: 87.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 87.5% 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 4.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 87.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2023.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 85th of 176 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 86.5% 86.1% 87.0% 5
2020s 85.3% 83.6% 87.5% 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

  1. 82 Gambia, The 91.8% compare
  2. 83 Nepal 91.5% compare
  3. 84 Djibouti 91.4% compare
  4. 85 Costa Rica 91.3% compare
  5. 86 Rwanda 91.2% compare
  6. 87 Panama 90.8% compare
  7. 88 Syrian Arab Republic 89.1% compare

See the full ranking of 282 places β†’

More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 87.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2023.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 85th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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