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 8 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 64th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.5% | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 70.8% | 99.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (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 64th out of 95 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 (%)