Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in India
India: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 94.91 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in India, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
India recorded 94.91 for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in India peaked at 94.91 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.99, in 2000.
India ranks 89th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.41 | 73.99 | 81.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.82 | 82.54 | 91.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.48 | 92.05 | 94.91 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in India?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in India was 94.91 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 94.91 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.99 in 2000.
- How does India rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- India ranks 89th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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