Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2015–2024
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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 84.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 86.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2017.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 89th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.6% | — |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 76.0% | 84.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 83.3% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 63.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 84.9% 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 89th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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