Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 90.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 117 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
50.0%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Tuvalu, 2019–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Tuvalu stood at 90.0%.
That represents a change of up 80.0% over ten years.
That places Tuvalu 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic 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% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 90.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 90.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 358 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 293 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,332 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1381 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Tuvalu?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Tuvalu was 90.0% in 2025, 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Tuvalu ranks 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to basic 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 – 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 (%).