Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 58.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 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 GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 58.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 63.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2024.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 142nd out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 63.0% | — |
| 2016 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.0% | 62.8% | 63.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 58.7% | 63.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 58.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2024.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 142nd out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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