Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.0%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
103rd
of 132 groups
All-time high
76.6%
in 2023
All-time low
73.0%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 76.0%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 103rd out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 73.0% | — |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.2% | 76.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 100 Senegal 62.4% compare
- 101 Indonesia 60.8% compare
- 102 Sierra Leone 52.5% compare
- 103 Côte d'Ivoire 48.7% compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 40.0% compare
- 105 Chad 29.4% compare
- 106 Niger 25.9% compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 287.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4697 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 76.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2019.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 103rd out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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