Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 98.4% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia peaked at 98.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2017.
That places WB: South Asia 33rd out of 176 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91.3% | — |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.7% | 91.0% | 96.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 95.1% | 98.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 74.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 43.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 83.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 59.18 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 54.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in WB: South Asia was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2017.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- WB: South Asia ranks 33rd out of 176 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release