Schools access drinking water in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Schools access 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
70.95
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Schools access drinking water in Bangladesh, 2020–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, schools access 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.
Schools access drinking water in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70.95 | — |
| 2021 | 70.95 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.67 | +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 86.96, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is schools access drinking water in Bangladesh?
- Schools access drinking water in Bangladesh was 98.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest schools access drinking water recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest schools access drinking water recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.95 in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for schools access drinking water?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Schools access drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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