Schools access drinking water in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Schools access drinking water was 74.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Schools access drinking water in Burkina Faso, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for schools access drinking water in Burkina Faso is 74.48, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, schools access drinking water in Burkina Faso peaked at 74.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.69, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 100th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Schools access drinking water in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.79 | — |
| 2011 | 45.77 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 48.34 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 48.17 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.82 | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 52.31 | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 54.69 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 55.98 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 58.16 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 59.13 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 64.61 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 72.2 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 72.5 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.32 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 74.48 | +0.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 74.48 is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.48, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 74.48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.48, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Schools access drinking water in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +34.6% | 48.17 | 64.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.22 | 44.79 | 64.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.62 | 64.61 | 74.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 66.29 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.71 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is schools access drinking water in Burkina Faso?
- Schools access drinking water in Burkina Faso was 74.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest schools access drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 74.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest schools access drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.69 in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for schools access drinking water?
- Burkina Faso ranks 100th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is schools access drinking water rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Schools access drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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