Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 54.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 54.5% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 64.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2024.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 164th out of 170 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 62.3% | — |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 54.5% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.1% | 62.3% | 63.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 54.5% | 64.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 54.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2024.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 164th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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