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%.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.1% | — |
| 2000 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release