ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs India: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
88.5%
in 2024
India
97.2%
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
79th
India rank
81st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing over time
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 97.2% against 88.5% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 8.7%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 79th and India ranks 81st of 153 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.0% | 92.4% | 13.4% | India |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 95.3% | 10.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or India?
- India, at 97.2% against 88.5% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and India?
- 8.7%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and India?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and India rank globally for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 79th and India ranks 81st of 153 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of upper 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