Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 87.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador, 2016β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 87.1% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador peaked at 87.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2016.
Ecuador ranks 85th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.8% | 80.0% | 83.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 84.8% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.81 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador was 87.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Ecuador ranks 85th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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