Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World is 85.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2015.
That places SDG: World 98th out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.2% | 79.9% | 83.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 83.2% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 95 Sierra Leone 68.9% compare
- 96 Albania 67.5% compare
- 97 Côte d'Ivoire 66.0% compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 56.0% compare
- 99 Philippines 55.2% compare
- 100 Burundi 33.1% compare
- 101 Naoero 0.0% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: World was 85.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2015.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: World ranks 98th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release