Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in Togo
Togo: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 74.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.6%
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
96th
of 106 countries
All-time high
83.7%
in 2023
All-time low
19.5%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Togo, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Togo stood at 74.6%.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and up 283.5% over ten years.
Togo ranks 96th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.5% | — |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +145.1% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +36.6% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | -10.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 74.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 86% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Togo's 74.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.5%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 19.5% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,488 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 40,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 113,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,788 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1972 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Togo?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Togo was 74.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2019.
- How does Togo rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Togo ranks 96th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 283.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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