Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ukraine, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 92.0% for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ukraine peaked at 92.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2016.
That places Ukraine 87th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 69.3% | — |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +1.9% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 92.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 92.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.7% | 69.3% | 80.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 83.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,271 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,125 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 390,498 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 359,757 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ukraine?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ukraine was 92.0% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2016.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Ukraine ranks 87th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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 (%).