Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 101 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2022
All-time low
75.4%
in 2021
Years of data
9
2015–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bhutan, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bhutan stood at 99.0%.
The figure is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bhutan peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 77th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.4% | 83.3% | 85.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 75.4% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 74 Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip 99.7% compare
- 75 India 99.4% compare
- 76 China (People’s Republic of) 99.4% compare
- 78 Djibouti 98.8% compare
- 79 Armenia 98.1% compare
- 80 Bangladesh 97.4% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bhutan?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bhutan was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Bhutan ranks 77th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release