Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
AIMS: East Asia recorded 88.1% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 88.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2017.
That places AIMS: East Asia 77th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77.2% | — |
| 2016 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.7% | 76.5% | 80.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 82.2% | 88.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
- 74 China 99.2% compare
- 75 Palestine, State of 99.1% compare
- 76 India 99.0% compare
- 77 Bangladesh 98.4% compare
- 78 Armenia 97.7% compare
- 79 Timor-Leste 95.9% compare
- 80 Gambia 95.8% compare
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 80.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 60.25 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 97.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 45.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in AIMS: East Asia was 88.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2017.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 77th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia 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