Denmark vs Sweden: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities
Denmark
100.0%
in 2025
Sweden
100.0%
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 101 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 101 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary 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