Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Algeria
Algeria: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
70th
of 101 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2022
All-time low
91.1%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Algeria, 2019–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Algeria stood at 99.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Algeria ranks 70th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.3% | 91.3% | 91.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 91.1% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 247,748 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Algeria?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Algeria was 99.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Algeria ranks 70th out of 101 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release