India vs Philippines: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
India
95.2%
in 2025
Philippines
93.5%
in 2024
India rank
85th
Philippines rank
86th
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities over time
- India
- Philippines
How they compare
India currently reports 95.2% against 93.5% in Philippines, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was India ahead.
India ranks 85th and Philippines ranks 86th of 106 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 82.5% | 3.8% | India |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 91.2% | 0.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities, India or Philippines?
- India, at 95.2% against 93.5% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities between India and Philippines?
- 1.7%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do India and Philippines rank globally for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- India ranks 85th and Philippines ranks 86th 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 (%).