Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 96.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Northern Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 96.3%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 96.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 2015.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 55th out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 93.8% | — |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.8% | 94.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.3% | 96.5% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Northern Africa was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 2015.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 55th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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