WHO-UNICEF report finds India leads school sanitation gap
The WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme report for 2015–2025 shows 244 million children worldwide lacked sanitation services at school in 2025, with India alone accounting for 50 million, the highest national total. India cut the number of schools without sanitation services by 14% during the period and fared comparatively better on drinking-water access, with about 12 million Indian children lacking water at school. Hygiene coverage estimates for India could not be produced beyond 2024 because of insufficient recent data. The report warns the world is not on track to reach universal basic WASH services in schools by 2030.
India had 50 million children without school sanitation in 2025.
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The joint monitoring programme compared progress from 2015 to 2025. The report shows…
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