Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in India
India: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in India, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in India is 99.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in India peaked at 99.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2017.
India ranks 71st of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.4% | 80.9% | 94.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 92.6% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 68 Bhutan 99.5% compare
- 69 China (People’s Republic of) 99.2% compare
- 70 Palestine, State of 99.1% compare
- 72 Bangladesh 98.4% compare
- 73 Armenia, Republic of 97.7% compare
- 74 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 95.9% compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in India?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in India was 99.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2017.
- How does India rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- India ranks 71st out of 112 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release