Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: World, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: World stood at 85.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 UNICEF: World peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: World 97th out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79.9% | — |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.0% | 79.9% | 83.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 83.3% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 94 Niger 89.0% compare
- 95 Ecuador 86.9% compare
- 96 Togo 85.2% compare
- 97 Micronesia (country) 78.9% compare
- 98 Mexico 78.7% compare
- 99 Marshall Islands 70.6% compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 68.9% compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: World ranks 97th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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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February 2026 Data Release