Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 74.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Burkina Faso stood at 74.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Burkina Faso peaked at 74.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 100th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 64.8% | — |
| 2016 | 54.7% | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.6% | 54.7% | 64.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 64.6% | 74.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % 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 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Burkina Faso?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Burkina Faso was 74.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Burkina Faso ranks 100th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.