Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools … schools drinking water basic 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 … schools drinking water basic 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 primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (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