Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific stood at 85.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 86.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2017.
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 84th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.3% | — |
| 2016 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.1% | 76.3% | 83.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 82.9% | 86.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 209.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 400.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2017.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 84th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release