Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 64.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 64.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 64.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 146th out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56.9% | — |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.9% | 56.9% | 60.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 60.1% | 64.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 64.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 146th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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