Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in WB: European Union
WB: European Union: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 99.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: European Union, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: European Union is 99.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: European Union peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2008.
That places WB: European Union 9th out of 132 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in WB: European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.7% | — |
| 2000 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 4 |
More education data for WB: European Union
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: European Union?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: European Union was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2008.
- How does WB: European Union rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- WB: European Union ranks 9th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in WB: European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: European Union 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