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. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
68th
of 101 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2023
All-time low
78.0%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016β2023
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka, 2016β2023
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 68th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (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 68th out of 101 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