Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
96
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
46.0%
Nepal
Median
100.0%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
2,455
What the numbers show
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 46.0% in Nepal.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 96.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 360.1%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 31.1%).
Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100.0% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100.0% | 2024 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 99.9% | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 75 | Palestine | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 76 | China | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 77 | Bhutan | 99.0% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 98.1% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 79 | India | 96.3% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 80 | Moldova | 96.3% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 81 | Lebanon | 96.2% | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 82 | Ecuador | 94.9% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 83 | Ukraine | 94.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 91.5% | 2024 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Philippines | 90.9% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 86 | Mexico | 90.3% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 87 | Panama | 89.0% | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 88 | Micronesia (country) | 86.7% | 2024 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 89 | Morocco | 86.7% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 85.3% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 78.2% | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 92 | Togo | 72.2% | 2024 | up 360.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Samoa | 70.2% | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 94 | Indonesia | 61.7% | 2025 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 53.7% | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 96 | Nepal | 46.0% | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 100.0%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 100.0%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 100.0%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 100.0%
- SDG: Northern America 100.0%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 100.0%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 100.0%
- UNICEF: North America 100.0%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 100.0%
- WB: North America 100.0%
- WB: Euro Area 100.0%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 99.9%
- WB: European Union 99.9%
- AIMS: Central Asia 99.9%
- SDG: Central Asia 99.9%
- UIS: Central Asia 99.8%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 99.8%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 99.8%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 99.8%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 99.8%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 99.7%
- SDG: Europe 99.7%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 99.5%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 99.5%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 99.5%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 99.5%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 99.4%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 99.4%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 99.4%
- MDG: Developed Regions 99.3%
- SDG: Western Asia 99.3%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 99.3%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 99.2%
- MDG: Western Asia 99.2%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 99.1%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 99.0%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 99.0%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 98.9%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 98.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 98.5%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release