Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 89.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 91.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2017.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 75th out of 170 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.3% | — |
| 2016 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 82.8% | 90.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 88.6% | 91.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 75th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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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February 2026 Data Release