Bangladesh vs India: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water
Bangladesh
98.4%
in 2024
India
99.0%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
77th
India rank
76th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 99.0% against 98.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 77th and India ranks 76th of 117 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 99.0% against 98.4% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th and India ranks 76th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary 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