Share of primary schools with toilets in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of primary schools with toilets was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.4%
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
86th
of 96 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 2023
All-time low
29.8%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of primary schools with toilets in Bangladesh, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary schools with toilets in Bangladesh stood at 75.4%.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 153.4% over five years.
That places Bangladesh 86th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with toilets in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29.8% | — |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +197.1% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | -17.0% |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 83 Gambia 83.9% compare
- 84 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.9% compare
- 85 Syrian Arab Republic 81.0% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 72.8% compare
- 88 Kiribati 72.2% compare
- 89 Marshall Islands 71.7%
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with toilets in Bangladesh?
- Share of primary schools with toilets in Bangladesh was 75.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of primary schools with toilets?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with toilets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of primary schools that have access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities, as defined by international standards.