Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 was 80.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.61
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
80.61
in 2023
All-time low
55.3
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Latin America and the Caribbean is 80.61, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 80.61 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.3, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 55.5 | — |
| 2005 | 55.3 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.51 | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 76.59 | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 76.45 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.18 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 77.3 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.96 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.23 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 78.43 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.4 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.79 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.1 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.4 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.36 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.68 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.02 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.06 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.33 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.61 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.09 | 55.3 | 77.18 | 6 |
| 2010s | 78.56 | 76.96 | 79.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.26 | 80.02 | 80.61 | 4 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 8.98 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 13.8% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 19.3% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.06 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Latin America and the Caribbean was 80.61 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 80.61 in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3 in 2005.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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