Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 86.2%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 86.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2017.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 83rd 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.7% | — |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5% | 76.7% | 83.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 83.3% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 83rd out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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