Australia vs Nauru: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
Australia
100.0%
in 2024
Nauru
100.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities over time
- Australia
- Nauru
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Nauru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 106 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 93.8% | 6.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities, Australia or Nauru?
- Australia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities between Australia and Nauru?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nauru?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Nauru rank globally for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Australia ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of schools with access to 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
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).