Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 57.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 57.7%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 57.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2015.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 148th out of 178 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45.8% | — |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.5% | 45.8% | 49.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 51.1% | 57.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 32.69 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 90.57 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 36.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 57.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2015.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 148th out of 178 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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