Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia is 88.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 88.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2017.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 76th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77.2% | — |
| 2016 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.7% | 76.5% | 80.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 82.2% | 88.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 88.1% 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: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 76th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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