The release date is the date of access.
The source notes the following: "The indicator measures the percentage of schools by level of education with access to the given facility or service. The full scope of the indicator is the proportion of schools with access to: (a) electricity; (b) the Internet for pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities; (e) basic drinking water; (f) single-sex basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic handwashing facilities."
Schools with an improved drinking water source with water available at the time of the questionnaire or survey are classified as having a ‘basic’ service.
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Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Ghana 2019, by level
Across pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools in Ghana, an average of over 75 percent had access to basic drinking water. Specifically, around 79 percent of secondary schools in the country had improved available basic water services.
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