Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia is 88.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 90.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2015.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 80th out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.0% | — |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 83.0% | 88.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 87.6% | 90.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 105.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 203.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in MDG: Southern Asia was 88.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2015.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 80th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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