Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2021.
That places Bhutan 73rd 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.1% | — |
| 2017 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +40.6% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.5% | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 70.8% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Bhutan was 99.5% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Bhutan ranks 73rd out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 (%).