Bangladesh vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water

Bangladesh
98.4%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
87.6%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
77th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
79th

Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water over time

  • Bangladesh
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
020406080100201520192024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 98.4% against 87.6% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 10.8%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 77th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 79th of 117 countries.

Bangladesh 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
Bangladesh, at 98.4% against 87.6% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between Bangladesh and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
10.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
Bangladesh ranks 77th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 79th 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

Indicator
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
295 places, 3,170 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release