Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 60.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 60.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 65.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2024.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 126th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 65.1% | — |
| 2016 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.1% | 64.9% | 65.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 60.9% | 65.3% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 705,452 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 60.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 126th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding 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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February 2026 Data Release