Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 43.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 43.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 44.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2015.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 126th of 132 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38.1% | — |
| 2016 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.5% | 38.1% | 38.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 41.6% | 44.7% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 43.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2015.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 126th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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