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.
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 74 China (People’s Republic of) 99.2% compare
- 75 Palestine, State of 99.1%
- 76 India 99.0% compare
- 78 Armenia 97.7% compare
- 79 Timor-Leste 95.9%
- 80 Gambia 95.8% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (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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February 2026 Data Release