Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in India
India: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 95.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
85th
of 106 countries
All-time high
95.2%
in 2025
All-time low
86.3%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in India, 2019–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 95.2% for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
That places India 85th out of 106 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 86.3% | — |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 95.2% | +1.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 95.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 88.8% | 95.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in India?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in India was 95.2% in 2025, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2019.
- How does India rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- India ranks 85th out of 106 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 (%).