Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 58.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
58.8%
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
156th
of 170 groups
All-time high
67.8%
in 2020
All-time low
58.8%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 58.8%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 156th 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 67.5% | — |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.5% | 67.5% | 67.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 58.8% | 67.8% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 58.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 156th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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