Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
127th
of 176 groups
All-time high
69.0%
in 2024
All-time low
62.6%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2016–2024

02040602016202020242016: 62.6 %2017: 63.8 %2018: 64.4 %2019: 65.6 %2020: 66.3 %2021: 66.5 %2022: 68.2 %2023: 68.8 %2024: 69 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 69.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2016.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 127th of 176 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2016 to 2024.
Year % Change
2016 62.6%
2017 63.8% +1.9%
2018 64.4% +1.1%
2019 65.6% +1.8%
2020 66.3% +1.0%
2021 66.5% +0.3%
2022 68.2% +2.5%
2023 68.8% +1.0%
2024 69.0% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 64.1% 62.6% 65.6% 4
2020s 67.7% 66.3% 69.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 69.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2016.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 127th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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