Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 16th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 96.3% | — |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.1% | 96.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 89.4% | 99.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 10.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 11.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 7.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 6.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.03 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 16th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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