Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 73rd out of 106 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 82.2% | — |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 78.0% | 85.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 82.0% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka was 99.8% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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 (%).