Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic was 89.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 89.1% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 90.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2017.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 82nd 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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.2% | — |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.5% | 82.7% | 90.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.3% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Southern Asia was 89.1% 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 82nd out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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