Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water) in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water) was 24.58 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
24.58
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 176 countries
All-time high
24.58
in 2010
All-time low
24.58
in 2010
Years of data
9
2010–2018
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Kenya, 2010–2018
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 24.58 for proportion of schools with no drinking water service in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Kenya peaked at 24.58 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.58, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 36th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service (Drinking Water) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.58 | — |
| 2011 | 24.58 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.58 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.58 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.58 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.58 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.58 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.58 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.58 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 24.58 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.45, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 24.58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.79, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Kenya?
- Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Kenya was 24.58 in 2018, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 24.58 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.58 in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of schools with no drinking water service?
- Kenya ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of schools with no drinking water service 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 no drinking water service (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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