Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Norway
Norway: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 101 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Norway is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Norway peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 1st of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Norway
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 51,889 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Norway?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Norway was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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