Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 84.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Southern 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: Southern Asia is 84.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% 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: Southern Asia peaked at 85.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2017.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 91st 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.1% | — |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.2% | 75.5% | 84.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 82.9% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 88.16 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 54.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 105.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 74.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 68.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in SDG: Southern Asia was 84.6% 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 91st out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in SDG: 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: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release