Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 28.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burkina Faso, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burkina Faso is 28.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2013.
That places Burkina Faso 127th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.7% | — |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +133.1% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -50.3% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 13.7% | 31.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 23.2% | 31.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 124 Solomon Islands 35.6% compare
- 125 Malawi 34.0% compare
- 126 Benin 33.7% compare
- 128 Liberia 24.3% compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 130 Madagascar 11.9% compare
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 proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burkina Faso was 28.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2013.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 127th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release