Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 84.9%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 85.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2017.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 88th of 178 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.4% | — |
| 2016 | 77.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.2% | 75.9% | 84.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 83.0% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 84.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 88th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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