Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
81st
of 106 countries
All-time high
97.7%
in 2022
All-time low
87.3%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bangladesh, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 97.6% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Bangladesh ranks 81st of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 87.8% | — |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 87.3% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- 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 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Bangladesh was 97.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Bangladesh ranks 81st out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary 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