Nepal vs SDG: World: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%)
Nepal
63.3%
in 2025
SDG: World
78.7%
in 2024
Nepal rank
99th
SDG: World rank
98th
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) over time
- Nepal
- SDG: World
How they compare
SDG: World currently reports 78.7% against 63.3% in Nepal, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes SDG: World's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, SDG: World has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 99th and SDG: World ranks 98th of 106 countries.
SDG: World has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities, Nepal or SDG: World?
- SDG: World, at 78.7% against 63.3% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities between Nepal and SDG: World?
- 15.4%, with SDG: World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and SDG: World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and SDG: World rank globally for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Nepal ranks 99th and SDG: World ranks 98th of 106 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