Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in World
World: Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education was 84.3% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
84.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
15th
of 19 groups
All-time high
84.3%
in 2024
All-time low
80.6%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017β2024
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in World, 2017β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in World is 84.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.0% | 80.6% | 81.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.1% | 84.3% | 5 |
More education data for World
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9825 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in World?
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in World was 84.3% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2019.
- How does World rank for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education?
- World ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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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