Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 96 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2023
All-time low
84.0%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 74th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 84.0% | — |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.0% | 88.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 73 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 75 Palestine, State of 99.7% compare
- 76 China 99.3% compare
- 77 Bhutan 99.0% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Sri Lanka ranks 74th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release