People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt
Egypt: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 94.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +1.9% |
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 people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt was 94.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.