Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Denmark
Denmark: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 100.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 88 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
100.0%
in 2001
Years of data
21
2001–2021
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Denmark, 2001–2021
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 Denmark is 100.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2001.
That places Denmark 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Denmark?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Denmark was 100.0% in 2021, 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark 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 (%)