Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 90.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
90.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 106 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2019
All-time low
90.0%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu, 2019–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 90.0% for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Tuvalu ranks 88th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100.0% | — |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 90.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 90.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 90.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 358 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 293 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,332 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1381 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu was 90.0% in 2025, 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Tuvalu ranks 88th out of 106 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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 (%).