MDG: Southern Asia vs Tuvalu: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water
MDG: Southern Asia
84.6%
in 2024
Tuvalu
90.0%
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia rank
91st
Tuvalu rank
89th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water over time
- MDG: Southern Asia
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 90.0% against 84.6% in MDG: Southern Asia, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 91st and Tuvalu ranks 89th of 178 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, MDG: Southern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Southern Asia | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.4% | 50.0% | 34.4% | MDG: Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 92.0% | 7.2% | Tuvalu |
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, MDG: Southern Asia or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 90.0% against 84.6% in MDG: Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between MDG: Southern Asia and Tuvalu?
- 5.4%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia and Tuvalu?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do MDG: Southern Asia and Tuvalu rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 91st and Tuvalu ranks 89th 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