Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 74.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Kiribati, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Kiribati is 74.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over five years.
That places Kiribati 101st out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 96.9% | — |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | -22.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 74.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 74.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 98 Morocco 82.1% compare
- 99 Rwanda 80.5% compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 74.5% compare
- 102 Marshall Islands 69.6%
- 103 Cote d'Ivoire 68.2% compare
- 104 Ecuador 65.9% compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 969 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Kiribati?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Kiribati was 74.2% in 2024, 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Kiribati ranks 101st out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 (%).