GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs India: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
88.1%
in 2024
India
99.0%
in 2025
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
75th
India rank
76th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water over time
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 99.0% against 88.1% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 75th and India ranks 76th of 178 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.4% | 86.4% | 24.0% | India |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 96.5% | 15.7% | India |
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, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or India?
- India, at 99.0% against 88.1% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and India?
- 10.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and India?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and India rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 75th and India ranks 76th of 178 groups.
- 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