Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean

SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 was 80.64 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
80.64
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
80.64
in 2023
All-time low
55.63
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004–2023

0204060802004201320232004: 55.82005: 55.62006: 61.82007: 76.72008: 76.62009: 77.32010: 77.42011: 77.12012: 78.32013: 78.52014: 78.52015: 78.92016: 79.22017: 79.52018: 79.42019: 79.72020: 80.12021: 80.12022: 80.42023: 80.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 80.64 for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 80.64 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.63, 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 SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2004 55.83
2005 55.63 -0.4%
2006 61.79 +11.1%
2007 76.71 +24.2%
2008 76.57 -0.2%
2009 77.3 +1.0%
2010 77.42 +0.2%
2011 77.08 -0.4%
2012 78.33 +1.6%
2013 78.53 +0.3%
2014 78.49 -0.1%
2015 78.86 +0.5%
2016 79.17 +0.4%
2017 79.46 +0.4%
2018 79.41 -0.1%
2019 79.72 +0.4%
2020 80.06 +0.4%
2021 80.1 +0.0%
2022 80.36 +0.3%
2023 80.64 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.3 55.63 77.3 6
2010s 78.65 77.08 79.72 10
2020s 80.29 80.06 80.64 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean was 80.64 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 80.64 in 2023.
What is the lowest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 55.63 in 2005.
How does SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean rank for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1?
SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 rising or falling in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG - 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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Indicator
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 615 data points, 2000–2023
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