Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in India
India: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
73rd
of 88 countries
All-time high
93.8%
in 2024
All-time low
86.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in India, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 93.8% for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
That places India 73rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 88.8% | 93.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (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 93.8% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2024.
- 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 73rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 (%)