ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) vs Gambia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
89.6%
in 2024
Gambia
96.9%
in 2025
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
75th
Gambia rank
81st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking over time
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 96.9% against 89.6% in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Gambia ahead.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 75th and Gambia ranks 81st of 170 groups.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.4% | 89.4% | 4.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 93.2% | 3.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 96.9% against 89.6% in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking between ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Gambia?
- 7.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Gambia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Gambia rank globally for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 75th and Gambia ranks 81st of 170 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release