Schools access drinking water in Senegal
Senegal: Schools access drinking water was 85.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.48
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
94th
of 117 countries
All-time high
85.48
in 2024
All-time low
69.22
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2024
Schools access drinking water in Senegal, 2014–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 85.48 for schools access 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, schools access drinking water in Senegal peaked at 85.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.22, in 2014.
That places Senegal 94th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Schools access drinking water in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 69.22 | — |
| 2019 | 78.3 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 79.53 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 80.76 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 82.66 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 80.29 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 85.48 | +6.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 85.48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.96, 98% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 85.48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.48, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.76 | 69.22 | 78.3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.74 | 79.53 | 85.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is schools access drinking water in Senegal?
- Schools access drinking water in Senegal was 85.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest schools access drinking water recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest schools access drinking water recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.22 in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for schools access drinking water?
- Senegal ranks 94th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is schools access 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Schools access drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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