Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 101 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
100.0%
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Denmark, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Denmark stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2001.
That places Denmark 1st out of 101 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Denmark?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Denmark was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 101 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark 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