Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 40.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 40.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 41.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2016.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 130th out of 132 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35.9% | — |
| 2016 | 35.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.1% | 35.8% | 36.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.2% | 41.5% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.02 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.49 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 40.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2016.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 130th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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