Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:25am on 30 Sep 2026,Wednesday India
Nearly one-fifth of children worldwide without access to school sanitation in 2025 were in India, according to a WHO-UNICEF report. The report said around 5 crore Indian children lacked sanitation services at school, out of 24.4 crore globally. Nigeria followed with 3.4 crore children, while Ethiopia had 2.6 crore. India reduced the number of schools without sanitation services by 14 per cent during the period assessed. Around 2 crore Indian children also lacked school hygiene services, while 1.2 crore lacked drinking-water services. The report said India is among 28 countries on track for universal basic drinking-water coverage in schools by 2030. (PC: India Today)
