Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in India
India: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 95.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
95.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
80th
of 101 countries
All-time high
95.2%
in 2025
All-time low
86.3%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019β2025
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in India, 2019β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in India is 95.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
That places India 80th out of 101 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 88.8% | 95.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- 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 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in India?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in India was 95.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2019.
- How does India rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- India ranks 80th out of 101 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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