Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
21st
of 148 groups
All-time high
99.8%
in 2021
All-time low
98.5%
in 2002
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) recorded 99.7% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 99.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2002.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 21st of 148 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.5% | — |
| 2000 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 17.07 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 16.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 99.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2002.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 21st out of 148 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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