Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal
Senegal: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 85.5% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2014.
That places Senegal 94th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 69.2% | — |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +6.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 85.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 98% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 85.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.5%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.8% | 69.2% | 78.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 79.5% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % 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 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal was 85.5% in 2024, 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Senegal ranks 94th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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 (%).