Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 75.42 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
75.42
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 172 countries
All-time high
75.42
in 2010
All-time low
75.42
in 2010
Years of data
9
2010–2018
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Kenya, 2010–2018
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Kenya is 75.42, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Kenya peaked at 75.42 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 75.42, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 140th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 137 Lao People's Democratic Republic 76.92 compare
- 138 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.75 compare
- 139 Kiribati 75.8 compare
- 141 Timor-Leste 73.17 compare
- 142 Burkina Faso 72.2 compare
- 143 Côte d'Ivoire 70.77 compare
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Kenya?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Kenya was 75.42 in 2018, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 75.42 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.42 in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Kenya ranks 140th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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