Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 68.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
68.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
95th
of 101 countries
All-time high
84.7%
in 2021
All-time low
49.3%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 68.9% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 95th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.3% | 49.3% | 71.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 68.4% | 84.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 92 Micronesia 78.9% compare
- 93 Mexico 78.7% compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 70.6% compare
- 96 Albania 67.5% compare
- 97 Côte d'Ivoire 66.0% compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 56.0% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Sierra Leone was 68.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Sierra Leone ranks 95th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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