Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean

SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 66.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
66.8%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
134th
of 176 groups
All-time high
66.8%
in 2019
All-time low
64.0%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 64 %2016: 64.1 %2017: 64.7 %2018: 65 %2019: 66.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 66.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over five years.

That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 134th out of 176 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2015 to 2019.
Year % Change
2015 64.0%
2016 64.1% +0.2%
2017 64.7% +0.9%
2018 65.0% +0.5%
2019 66.8% +2.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 66.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2015.
How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 134th out of 176 groups with data for 2019.
Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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