Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 97.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
97.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
32nd
of 178 groups
All-time high
97.9%
in 2023
All-time low
96.4%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 96.4 %2016: 96.4 %2017: 96.4 %2018: 96.8 %2019: 97.1 %2020: 97.2 %2021: 97.3 %2022: 97.5 %2023: 97.9 %2024: 97.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) is 97.6%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 97.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2016.

That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 32nd out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 96.4%
2016 96.4% -0.0%
2017 96.4% +0.0%
2018 96.8% +0.5%
2019 97.1% +0.2%
2020 97.2% +0.1%
2021 97.3% +0.1%
2022 97.5% +0.3%
2023 97.9% +0.4%
2024 97.6% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 96.6% 96.4% 97.1% 5
2020s 97.5% 97.2% 97.9% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 97.6% 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: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2016.
How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 32nd out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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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Indicator
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
295 places, 3,170 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release