Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia stood at 96.0%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia peaked at 97.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2017.
WB: South Asia ranks 50th of 170 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.5% | — |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.3% | 88.4% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 94.6% | 97.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.82 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia was 96.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2017.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- WB: South Asia ranks 50th out of 170 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release