Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 100.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 106 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
77.6%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 100.0% for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 89.3% | — |
| 2018 | 77.6% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.5%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6% | 77.6% | 89.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde was 100.0% in 2022, 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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 (%).