Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2020.
Bhutan ranks 74th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81.0% | — |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.2% | 81.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 74.0% | 99.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Bhutan ranks 74th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).