Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
100
Antigua and Barbuda
Lowest
17
Guyana
Median
92.46
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
615
What the numbers show
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 100 in Antigua and Barbuda; the lowest is 17 in Guyana.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.46, and the mean is 83.55.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 63.8%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 14.7%).
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99.46 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.71 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 97 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 95.72 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Chile | 95.6 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Cuba | 95.36 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Paraguay | 94.1 | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 92.89 | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 17 | British Virgin Islands | 92.03 | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 18 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 90.41 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Honduras | 89.49 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 86.12 | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 85.07 | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 84.58 | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 84.46 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 24 | Argentina | 83.11 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 76.42 | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 26 | Ecuador | 73.27 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Guatemala | 72.15 | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 69.58 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 29 | Belize | 48.8 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 28.54 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Panama | 23.91 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Guyana | 17 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.