Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 100.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
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
2000–2021
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Portugal stood at 100.0%. 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 Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
Portugal 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% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 100.0%
- 1 Andorra, Principality of 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0%
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Azerbaijan, Republic of 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain, Kingdom of 100.0% compare
- 1 Belarus, Republic of 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Chile 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cabo Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0%
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0%
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong (China) 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 St. Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 St. Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Macau (China) 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0%
- 1 Malaysia 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Naoero, Republic of 100.0%
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Palau, Republic of 100.0%
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Rwanda 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino, Republic of 100.0%
- 1 Slovak Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0%
- 1 Thailand 100.0%
- 1 Tokelau 100.0%
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0%
- 1 Türkiye 100.0% compare
- 1 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
More education data for Portugal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Portugal?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Portugal was 100.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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