Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 78.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
98th
of 132 groups
All-time high
79.1%
in 2023
All-time low
75.6%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: World, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 78.7% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
That places SDG: World 98th 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 75.6% | — |
| 2018 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 76.7% | 79.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: World?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: World was 78.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2018.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- SDG: World ranks 98th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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