Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Syria
Syria: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
72nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2024
All-time low
96.6%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Syria, 2020–2024
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 Syria stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over five years.
Syria ranks 72nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 98.9% | — |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 99.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.2%, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Syria's 99.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Syria?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Syria was 99.9% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Syria ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Syria 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 (%).