Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 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 schools with access to basic drinking 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
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (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