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Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%)

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/

wb-indicators:UIS.SCHBSP.1.WWASH

Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
138 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:UIS.SCHBSP.1.WWASH
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) carries observations for 138 countries and areas:

Afghanistan · Albania · Andorra · Arab World · United Arab Emirates · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bahrain · Belarus · Bermuda · Brazil · Barbados · Brunei Darussalam · Switzerland · China · Cote d'Ivoire · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Caribbean small states · Cuba · Cayman Islands · Germany · Djibouti · Dominica · Denmark · East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) · Early-demographic dividend · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Euro area · Eritrea · Spain · Estonia · European Union · Fragile and conflict affected situations · Finland · France · Georgia · Ghana · Gibraltar · Guinea · Grenada · Hong Kong SAR, China · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Hungary · IBRD only · Indonesia · IDA only · India · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · St. Kitts and Nevis · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Lebanon · Liberia · St. Lucia · Least developed countries: UN classification · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Late-demographic dividend · Latvia · Macao SAR, China · Morocco · Monaco · Moldova · Maldives · Middle East & North Africa · Marshall Islands · Middle income · Myanmar · Mozambique · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · Niger · Netherlands · Norway · Nauru · Oman · Philippines · Poland · Pre-demographic dividend · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Post-demographic dividend · Qatar · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Singapore · Sierra Leone · San Marino · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · Sub-Saharan Africa · Sao Tome and Principe · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Eswatini · Seychelles · Turks and Caicos Islands · Chad · East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Turkmenistan · Timor-Leste · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Tunisia · Tuvalu · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uzbekistan · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · British Virgin Islands · World · Samoa · High income · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · Zambia