Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 74.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso is 74.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso peaked at 74.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2010.
That places Burkina Faso 83rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.8% | 44.8% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 64.6% | 74.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 91,764 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Burkina Faso was 74.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Burkina Faso ranks 83rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%)