Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt
Egypt: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 94.2% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt peaked at 94.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.7% | 52.9% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 70.1% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 87.3% | 94.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt was 94.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.