Sierra Leone vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities
Sierra Leone
52.5%
in 2024
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
76.2%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
102nd
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
102nd
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities over time
- Sierra Leone
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 76.2% against 52.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 23.7%.
That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 1.5 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 102nd of 106 countries.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.6% | 72.8% | 12.2% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 75.7% | 7.5% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities, Sierra Leone or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 76.2% against 52.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities between Sierra Leone and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 23.7%, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 102nd 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