Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 61.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Burundi, 2005–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Burundi is 61.45, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Burundi peaked at 61.45 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.08, in 2005.
Burundi ranks 150th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.08 | 29.08 | 29.08 | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.26 | 32.02 | 58.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.45 | 61.45 | 61.45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 147 South Sudan 67.05 compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 67.03 compare
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 65.44 compare
- 151 Yemen 61.23 compare
- 152 Nicaragua 61.2 compare
- 153 Nigeria 60.33 compare
More education data for Burundi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- 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 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.63 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Burundi?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Burundi was 61.45 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 61.45 in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.08 in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Burundi ranks 150th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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