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
- 73 Bhutan 99.5% compare
- 74 China 99.2% compare
- 75 Palestine, State of 99.1% compare
- 76 India 99.0% compare
- 77 Bangladesh 98.4% compare
- 78 Armenia 97.7% compare
- 79 Timor-Leste 95.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 80.86 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 98.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 45.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.97 million (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