Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal
Senegal: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 80.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 80.3% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Senegal peaked at 82.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2014.
That places Senegal 82nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.8% | 69.2% | 78.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 79.5% | 82.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 79 Syria 86.0% compare
- 80 Gambia 85.7% compare
- 81 Morocco 81.6% compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 74.3% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 69.3% compare
- 85 Cote d'Ivoire 68.0% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.77 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (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 80.3% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2022.
- 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 82nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 (%)