Bhutan vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water
Bhutan
99.5%
in 2024
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
88.2%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
73rd
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
74th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water over time
- Bhutan
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 99.5% against 88.2% in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 73rd and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 74th of 117 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 78.5% | 7.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 86.2% | 3.6% | 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Bhutan, at 99.5% against 88.2% in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between Bhutan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 11.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Bhutan ranks 73rd and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 74th 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