Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education was 99.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
5th
of 19 groups
All-time high
99.8%
in 2020
All-time low
99.2%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Europe and Northern America, 2014–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America recorded 99.8% for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.2% | — |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
More education data for Europe and Northern America
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 10.7% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 11.4% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.08 ratio (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 63.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2020)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.01 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 99.9% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 99.6% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 99.1% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Europe and Northern America was 99.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2014.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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