ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
90.4%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
99.9%
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
74th

Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 99.9% against 90.4% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 74th of 148 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 97.5% 86.3% 11.2% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2020s 91.9% 99.7% 7.8% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 99.9% against 90.4% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing between ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Sri Lanka?
9.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Sri Lanka?
6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 74th of 148 groups.
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

Indicator
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
244 places, 2,455 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release