Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
99.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
71st
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2023
All-time low
78.2%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016β2023
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka, 2016β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 99.9% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.4% | 78.2% | 86.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 82.9% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 70 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 72 Palestine, State of 99.8% compare
- 73 China 99.5% compare
- 74 Lebanon 98.3% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Sri Lanka was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release