Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 63.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 63.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 117th out of 132 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 59.2% | — |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.3% | 59.2% | 59.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 60.8% | 63.4% | 4 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.30 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 63.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2017.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 117th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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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February 2026 Data Release