Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 95.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 95.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 95.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2018.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 45th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.5% | — |
| 2016 | 83.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.5% | 82.6% | 85.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 88.0% | 95.7% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 95.4% 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2018.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 45th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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