Schools access to electricity in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Schools access to electricity was 31.15 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
31.15
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
107th
of 114 countries
All-time high
31.15
in 2023
All-time low
11.81
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Schools access to electricity in Burkina Faso, 2010–2023

01020302010201620232010: 11.82011: 12.12012: 12.92013: 13.72014: 13.82015: 14.72016: 15.92017: 18.32018: 19.22019: 20.72020: 23.22021: 26.12022: 27.72023: 31.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 31.15 for schools access to electricity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 127.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, schools access to electricity in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.15 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.81, in 2010.

Burkina Faso ranks 107th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.31 11.81 20.69 10
2020s 27.05 23.21 31.15 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 104 Solomon Islands 35.64 compare
  2. 105 Togo 35.56 compare
  3. 106 Benin 33.66 compare
  4. 108 Liberia 24.26 compare
  5. 109 Guinea 18.38 compare
  6. 110 Sierra Leone 15.17 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is schools access to electricity in Burkina Faso?
Schools access to electricity in Burkina Faso was 31.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest schools access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 31.15 in 2023.
What is the lowest schools access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 11.81 in 2010.
How does Burkina Faso rank for schools access to electricity?
Burkina Faso ranks 107th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
Is schools access to electricity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 127.5%. 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 to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Schools access to electricity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
117 places, 1,140 data points, 2000–2024
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