Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: South Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 88.1% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 90.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 78th out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.1% | — |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.0% | 83.1% | 89.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 87.9% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in UNICEF: South Asia was 88.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 78th out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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