Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 52.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 52.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2015.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 168th of 178 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40.7% | — |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.8% | 40.7% | 45.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 46.6% | 52.4% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 52.4% 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: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2015.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 168th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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