Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 92.3% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Egypt peaked at 92.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 28th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.6% | — |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 67.6% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 78.0% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.2% | 92.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Egypt?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Egypt was 92.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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