Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Samoa
Samoa: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 70.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
70.5%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
81st
of 88 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
70.5%
in 2023
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Samoa, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Samoa is 70.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Samoa ranks 81st of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 70.5% | 99.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Samoa?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Samoa was 70.5% in 2023, 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Samoa ranks 81st out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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 (%)