Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 49.4%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 50.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2016.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 123rd out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 42.4% | — |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.9% | 42.4% | 43.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 45.8% | 50.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 49.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 123rd out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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