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)
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
February 2026 Data Release