Mexico vs Panama: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
Mexico
86.8%
in 2025
Panama
87.3%
in 2024
Mexico rank
91st
Panama rank
89th
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 87.3% against 86.8% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 91st and Panama ranks 89th of 106 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.3% | 53.2% | 19.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 58.9% | 22.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 87.3% against 86.8% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.5%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Mexico ranks 91st and Panama ranks 89th 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 (%).