Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 76.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
76.0%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
104th
of 132 groups
All-time high
76.5%
in 2023
All-time low
72.6%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018β2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Developing Regions, 2018β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 76.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 104th out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 73.9% | 76.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Developing Regions was 76.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2018.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 104th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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