Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 116 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2014
All-time low
78.8%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2014–2024
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2014–2024
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2016.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 100.0% | — |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.5% | 78.8% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 648 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 636 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3,904 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,110 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1093 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 100.0% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2016.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 1st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.