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
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release