Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Burkina Faso, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 56.0% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.0% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Burkina Faso peaked at 56.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 103rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 41.8% | — |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +78.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.7% | 31.0% | 41.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 31.5% | 56.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 100 Sierra Leone 68.9% compare
- 101 Albania 67.5% compare
- 102 Cote d'Ivoire 66.0% compare
- 104 Philippines 55.2% compare
- 105 Burundi 33.1% compare
- 106 Nauru 0.0% compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Burkina Faso was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Burkina Faso ranks 103rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 upper secondary 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