Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 96.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Northern Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 96.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 96.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2015.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 51st out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94.3% | — |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.3% | 95.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.8% | 96.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 400,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 896,396 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Northern Africa was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 51st out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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