Samoa vs Senegal: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities
Samoa
70.2%
in 2024
Senegal
62.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
93rd
Senegal rank
95th
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities over time
- Samoa
- Senegal
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 70.2% against 62.4% in Senegal, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 93rd and Senegal ranks 95th of 101 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 40.3% | 59.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 79.3% | 7.9% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities, Samoa or Senegal?
- Samoa, at 70.2% against 62.4% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities between Samoa and Senegal?
- 7.8%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Senegal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Senegal rank globally for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Samoa ranks 93rd and Senegal ranks 95th 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