Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 89.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 89.5% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 90.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2017.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 78th of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.6% | — |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.5% | 83.2% | 90.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.2% | 90.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 78th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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