Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in India
India: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 95.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
85th
of 106 countries
All-time high
95.2%
in 2025
All-time low
86.3%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in India, 2019–2025
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 85th out of 106 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 86.3% | — |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 95.2% | +1.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 95.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 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 85th out of 106 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