Bangladesh vs ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing over time
- Bangladesh
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 91.5% against 86.3% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 84th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 87th of 96 countries.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 78.6% | 50.0% | ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 83.4% | 5.7% | ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing, Bangladesh or ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Bangladesh, at 91.5% against 86.3% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing between Bangladesh and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- 5.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank globally for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Bangladesh ranks 84th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 87th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release