Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level
Burkina Faso
44.5%
in 2024
Gambia
73.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
118th
Gambia rank
116th
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 73.5% against 44.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 29.0%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.6 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Gambia ranks 116th of 124 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.8% | 51.5% | 19.7% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 62.2% | 19.5% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 73.5% against 44.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 29.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Gambia ranks 116th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.