Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 57.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 57.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2014.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 168th out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 42.5% | — |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.3% | 42.5% | 49.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 51.0% | 57.1% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 57.1% 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: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 168th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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