Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Bhutan, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Bhutan is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Bhutan peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 73rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.1% | — |
| 2017 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +40.6% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.5% | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 70.8% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 72 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 74 China 99.2% compare
- 75 Palestine, State of 99.1% compare
- 76 India 99.0% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,293 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32,528 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,640 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Bhutan?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Bhutan was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Bhutan ranks 73rd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.