Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 69.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
69.6%
Change on year
down 4.9%
Rank
118th
of 178 groups
All-time high
85.6%
in 2019
All-time low
69.6%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 69.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 118th 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 85.6% | — |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.6% | 85.6% | 85.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 69.6% | 84.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 69.6% 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 118th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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