Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 90.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 68th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.5% | 84.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 84.4% | 90.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 68 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% compare
- 69 Sri Lanka 99.9% compare
- 70 Palestine, State of 99.7% compare
- 71 China (People’s Republic of) 99.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 68th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release