Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 87.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Oceania, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania recorded 87.7% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Oceania peaked at 87.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Oceania 69th out of 132 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 86.4% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.3% | 87.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
- 66 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% compare
- 67 Syrian Arab Republic 99.9%
- 68 Sri Lanka 99.8% compare
- 69 Bhutan 99.5% compare
- 70 Algeria 99.3%
- 71 Palestine, State of 99.2% compare
- 72 China (People’s Republic of) 99.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 199,468 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 746,747 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 696,822 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Oceania?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Oceania was 87.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 69th out of 132 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania 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