Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
77th
of 117 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2024
All-time low
70.9%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh is 98.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 38.7% over five years.
Bangladesh ranks 77th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70.9% | — |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 98.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release