Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico
Mexico: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 86.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
86.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
91st
of 106 countries
All-time high
86.8%
in 2025
All-time low
72.3%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico, 2019–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 86.8% for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
That places Mexico 91st out of 106 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 72.3% | — |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 86.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 86.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 87% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 73.8% | 86.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico was 86.8% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Mexico ranks 91st out of 106 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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 (%).