Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 74.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Kiribati, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Kiribati stood at 74.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over five years.
Kiribati ranks 101st of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 96.9% | — |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | -22.6% |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 98 Morocco 82.1% compare
- 99 Rwanda 80.5% compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 74.5% compare
- 102 Marshall Islands 69.6%
- 103 Côte d'Ivoire 68.2% compare
- 104 Ecuador 65.9% compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,965 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 619 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,934 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Kiribati?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Kiribati was 74.2% in 2024, 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Kiribati ranks 101st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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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.