ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
88.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
93.9%
in 2023
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
85th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking over time
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 93.9% against 88.1% in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 176 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.9% | 83.4% | 2.5% | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 91.0% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 93.9% against 88.1% in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking between ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Sri Lanka?
- 5.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 176 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of upper secondary 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