Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific is 88.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 89.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2017.
That places AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 72nd out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77.8% | — |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.3% | 77.2% | 80.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 82.8% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
- 72 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 73 Bhutan 99.5% compare
- 74 China 99.2% compare
- 75 Palestine, State of 99.1% compare
More education data for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 92.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % 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 8.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific was 88.2% 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: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2017.
- How does AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 72nd out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East 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