Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 88.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Djibouti, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 88.4% for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
That places Djibouti 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 88.5% | — |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 88.4% | 92.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More education data for Djibouti
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,554 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,279 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,395 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,362 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,705 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0605 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Djibouti?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Djibouti was 88.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Djibouti ranks 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.