Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 99.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2002.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 11th out of 132 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.9% | — |
| 2001 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88.51 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 99.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2002.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 11th out of 132 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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