ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
88.5%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
99.9%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
76th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing over time
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 99.9% against 88.5% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 153 groups.
Sri Lanka 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) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.3% | 82.5% | 2.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 95.5% | 11.5% | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 99.9% against 88.5% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2023.
- 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 Sri Lanka?
- 11.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka ranks 76th 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