Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 88.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
88.4%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
76th
of 95 countries
All-time high
92.2%
in 2021
All-time low
88.4%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2017–2023
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Djibouti, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Djibouti stood at 88.4%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
That places Djibouti 76th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 88.4% | 92.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More education data for Djibouti
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 2,739 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.62 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.61 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Djibouti?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Djibouti was 88.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Djibouti ranks 76th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%)