Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Morocco
Morocco: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 81.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
81.6%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
94th
of 106 countries
All-time high
81.6%
in 2024
All-time low
79.7%
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Morocco, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Morocco stood at 81.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Morocco ranks 94th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80.8% | — |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | +2.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 81.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 94% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 81.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 82% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.1% | 80.8% | 81.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 79.7% | 81.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,432 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 266,273 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 460,392 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 452,625 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.121 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Morocco?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Morocco was 81.6% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Morocco ranks 94th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco 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 (%).