Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 86.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 87th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 79.7% | — |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.2% | 78.6% | 79.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 79.5% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 84 Bangladesh 91.5% compare
- 85 Philippines 90.9% compare
- 86 Mexico 90.3% compare
- 87 Panama 89.0% compare
- 88 Micronesia, Federated States of 86.7% compare
- 89 Morocco 86.7% compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 85.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 82.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 41.24 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 86.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 87th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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