Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: 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
97th
of 132 groups
All-time high
79.1%
in 2023
All-time low
75.6%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: World, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 78.7% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
UNICEF: World ranks 97th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 75.6% | — |
| 2018 | 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% | 2 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 76.7% | 79.1% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- UNICEF: World ranks 97th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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