How does Nepal rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?

Nepal ranks 84th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.

Where does this Nepal 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.

Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Nepal

Name: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Nepal
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nepal: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 49.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

49.9%

Change on year

up 12.4%

World rank

84th

of 88 countries

All-time high

49.9%

in 2024

All-time low

34.0%

in 2020

Years of data

2020–2024

Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Nepal, 2020–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 49.9% for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 46.8% over five years.

Nepal ranks 84th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Nepal

81 Samoa 70.5% compare
82 Zimbabwe 68.3% compare
83 Indonesia 66.9% compare
85 Niger 48.7% compare
86 Cote d'Ivoire 48.1% compare
87 Panama 47.1% compare

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More education data for Nepal

Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Nepal?: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Nepal was 49.9% 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 Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2020.
How does Nepal rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?: Nepal ranks 84th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Nepal 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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About this data

Indicator: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 88 places, 871 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%)