Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tonga
Tonga: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 106 countries
All-time high
95.3%
in 2023
All-time low
79.4%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tonga, 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 Tonga stood at 95.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over five years.
Tonga ranks 84th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 86.3% | — |
| 2021 | 79.4% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 95.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 95.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tonga?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tonga was 95.3% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Tonga ranks 84th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tonga 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 (%).