Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 90.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tuvalu, 2019–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tuvalu is 90.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 80.0% over ten years.
That places Tuvalu 89th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50.0% | — |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 80.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99 (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tuvalu?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Tuvalu was 90.0% in 2025, 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Tuvalu ranks 89th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.