Sierra Leone vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities
Sierra Leone
52.5%
in 2024
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
76.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
102nd
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
103rd
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities over time
- Sierra Leone
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 76.0% against 52.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 23.5%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 103rd of 106 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.6% | 73.0% | 12.4% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 75.7% | 7.5% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 76.0% 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 23.5%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 103rd 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