Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 63.6%. 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 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 63.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2015.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 156th of 176 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54.5% | — |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.9% | 54.5% | 58.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 58.5% | 63.6% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UIS: 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 UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2015.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 156th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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