Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 79.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 79.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 80.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2017.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 104th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 73.5% | — |
| 2016 | 72.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.3% | 71.4% | 78.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 77.3% | 80.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 82.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 79.9% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 104th 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 Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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