Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) by country
Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that...
What the numbers show
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Belgium; the lowest is 100.0% in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 100.0%.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean Small States 98.5%
- Euro area 97.2%
- European Union 97.2%
- Europe & Central Asia 96.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 96.4%
- High income 95.4%
- IBRD only 83.1%
- South Asia 75.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 75.0%
- World 74.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 73.4%
- Low & middle income 70.7%
About this data
Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Basic handwashing facilities are defined as functional handwashing facilities, with soap and water available to all girls and boys. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/