Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 85.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal, 2014β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 85.5% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 89th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.8% | 69.2% | 78.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 79.5% | 85.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (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 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal was 85.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Senegal ranks 89th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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