Sierra Leone vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing
Sierra Leone
53.7%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
84.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
95th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
97th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing over time
- Sierra Leone
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 84.5% against 53.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 30.8%.
That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.6 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 95th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 97th of 96 countries.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.8% | 81.5% | 13.7% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 84.4% | 13.0% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing, Sierra Leone or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 84.5% against 53.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing between Sierra Leone and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 30.8%, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Sierra Leone ranks 95th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 97th 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