Bangladesh vs ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing
Bangladesh
91.5%
in 2024
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
89.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
84th
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank
79th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing over time
- Bangladesh
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 91.5% against 89.0% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 84th and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 79th of 96 countries.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 96.9% | 68.2% | ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 89.8% | 12.1% | ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) |
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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Bangladesh, at 91.5% against 89.0% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing between Bangladesh and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- 2.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank globally for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Bangladesh ranks 84th and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 79th 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