Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 76.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
102nd
of 132 groups
All-time high
76.7%
in 2023
All-time low
72.8%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 76.2% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 102nd out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 72.8% | — |
| 2019 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.1% | 76.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 99 Nepal 63.3% compare
- 100 Senegal 62.4% compare
- 101 Indonesia 60.8% compare
- 102 Sierra Leone 52.5% compare
- 103 Cote d'Ivoire 48.7% compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 40.0% compare
- 105 Chad 29.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 371.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 716.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 76.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 102nd out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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