Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education was 91.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Bangladesh, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Bangladesh stood at 91.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 202.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Bangladesh peaked at 91.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2017.
That places Bangladesh 79th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 30.3% | — |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +199.1% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 27.1% | 30.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 29.4% | 91.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Bangladesh
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Bangladesh was 91.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education?
- Bangladesh ranks 79th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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