Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: South Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 85.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 86.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2017.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 86th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.2% | — |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.0% | 75.5% | 84.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 83.2% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in UNICEF: South Asia was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 86th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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