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. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2015β2024
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release