Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.4%
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
86th
of 96 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 2023
All-time low
29.8%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Bangladesh, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Bangladesh stood at 75.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 153.4% over five years.
Bangladesh ranks 86th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29.8% | — |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +197.1% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | -17.0% |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 83 Gambia 83.9% compare
- 84 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.9% compare
- 85 Syrian Arab Republic 81.0% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 72.8% compare
- 88 Kiribati 72.2% compare
- 89 Marshall Islands 71.7%
More education data for Bangladesh
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Bangladesh?
- Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Bangladesh was 75.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 single-sex basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by education level (%).