Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 63.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 63.6% 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 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 63.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2015.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 155th of 176 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54.6% | — |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.0% | 54.6% | 58.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 58.6% | 63.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 37.60 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 25.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 97.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 39.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 38.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 63.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 155th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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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February 2026 Data Release