Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 99.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan, 2015β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 68th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.5% | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 70.8% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 67 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% compare
- 69 China, People's Republic of 99.2% compare
- 70 Palestine, State of 99.1% compare
- 71 India 99.0% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (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 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Bhutan ranks 68th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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