Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing
Samoa
70.2%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
78.2%
in 2024
Samoa rank
93rd
Zimbabwe rank
91st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing over time
- Samoa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 78.2% against 70.2% in Samoa, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 93rd and Zimbabwe ranks 91st of 96 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 53.5% | 46.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 79.3% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing, Samoa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 78.2% against 70.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 8.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Samoa ranks 93rd and Zimbabwe ranks 91st of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release