Bhutan vs ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water

Bhutan
99.5%
in 2024
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
89.7%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
73rd
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
66th

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

  • Bhutan
  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
020406080100201520192024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 99.5% against 89.7% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 9.8%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.

Bhutan ranks 73rd and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 66th of 117 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Difference Ahead
2010s 85.7% 87.9% 2.2% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 89.9% 89.0% 0.8% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water, Bhutan or ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Bhutan, at 99.5% against 89.7% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between Bhutan and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
9.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
Bhutan ranks 73rd and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 66th 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