Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
77th
of 117 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2024
All-time low
71.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 38.7% over five years.
That places Bangladesh 77th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 71.0% | — |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 98.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bangladesh was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%).