Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 63.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 63.9%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 67.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2024.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 154th of 176 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 66.0% | — |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.2% | 66.0% | 67.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 63.9% | 67.7% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 705,452 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 63.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 154th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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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February 2026 Data Release