ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Jamaica: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
85.0%
in 2024
Jamaica
98.0%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
81st
Jamaica rank
78th
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities over time
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 98.0% against 85.0% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 81st and Jamaica ranks 78th of 132 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.5% | 96.9% | 10.4% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 99.3% | 13.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 98.0% against 85.0% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Jamaica?
- 13.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Jamaica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 81st and Jamaica ranks 78th of 132 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary 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