Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 84.6% in 2019. βΌ Falling
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 2015β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) stood at 84.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 239.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over five years.
More reference data data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 98.2% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.72 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.04 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 84.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2018.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 9th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Basic drinking water is defined as a functional improved drinking water source on or near the premises and water points accessible to all users during school hours. An improved drinking water source is a water delivery point that by the nature of its design protects the water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin. Examples of improved drinking water facilities include piped water, protected wells, tubewells and boreholes, protected springs and rainwater, purchased bottled water and tanker-trucks. Unimproved water sources include unprotected wells and springs and surface water (e.g. rivers, lakes). For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/