Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 63.3% in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
63.3%
Change on year
up 26.9%
World rank
94th
of 101 countries
All-time high
63.3%
in 2025
All-time low
34.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020β2025
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Nepal, 2020β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Nepal is 63.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Nepal ranks 94th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Nepal?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Nepal was 63.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Nepal ranks 94th out of 101 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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