Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 58.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 58.7% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 58.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2014.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 162nd of 176 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 46.4% | — |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.5% | 46.4% | 53.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 53.4% | 58.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.74 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 58.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2014.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 162nd out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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