Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education was 53.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
53.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
88th
of 89 countries
All-time high
91.8%
in 2020
All-time low
53.7%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 53.7% for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 88th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78.0% | — |
| 2018 | 68.3% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +60.9% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -37.5% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.8% | 57.1% | 78.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 53.7% | 91.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (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 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Sierra Leone was 53.7% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education?
- Sierra Leone ranks 88th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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