Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
73rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2023
All-time low
78.0%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 99.8% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 82.3% | — |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 78.0% | 85.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 82.0% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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