Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 74.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 74.5% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso peaked at 74.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 100th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic 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 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso was 74.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Burkina Faso ranks 100th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic 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, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release