Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 95.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
95.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
49th
of 148 groups
All-time high
95.0%
in 2002
All-time low
94.2%
in 2017
Years of data
24
1999–2022

Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2022

0204060801001999201020221999: 95 %2000: 95 %2001: 95 %2002: 95 %2003: 95 %2004: 95 %2005: 95 %2006: 95 %2007: 95 %2008: 95 %2009: 95 %2010: 95 %2011: 95 %2012: 95 %2013: 94.9 %2014: 94.8 %2015: 94.7 %2016: 94.5 %2017: 94.2 %2018: 94.3 %2019: 94.6 %2020: 94.6 %2021: 94.7 %2022: 95 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 95.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 95.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2017.

That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 49th out of 148 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999 to 2022.
Year % Change
1999 95.0%
2000 95.0% -0.0%
2001 95.0% -0.0%
2002 95.0% +0.0%
2003 95.0% -0.0%
2004 95.0% -0.0%
2005 95.0% -0.0%
2006 95.0% -0.0%
2007 95.0% +0.0%
2008 95.0% +0.0%
2009 95.0% -0.0%
2010 95.0% -0.0%
2011 95.0% -0.0%
2012 95.0% +0.0%
2013 94.9% -0.1%
2014 94.8% -0.1%
2015 94.7% -0.1%
2016 94.5% -0.1%
2017 94.2% -0.4%
2018 94.3% +0.1%
2019 94.6% +0.3%
2020 94.6% +0.1%
2021 94.7% +0.0%
2022 95.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.0% 95.0% 95.0% 1
2000s 95.0% 95.0% 95.0% 10
2010s 94.7% 94.2% 95.0% 10
2020s 94.8% 94.6% 95.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 95.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2017.
How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 49th out of 148 groups with data for 2022.
Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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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Indicator
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
244 places, 2,455 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release