Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2007.
That places SDG: Europe 13th out of 132 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.1% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 20.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 20.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.83 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Europe was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2007.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- SDG: Europe ranks 13th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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