Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 91.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
91.3%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
60th
of 148 groups
All-time high
92.6%
in 2023
All-time low
89.5%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2016–2024

0204060801002016202020242016: 89.7 %2017: 89.5 %2018: 89.5 %2019: 90.3 %2020: 91 %2021: 91.7 %2022: 92.2 %2023: 92.6 %2024: 91.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 91.3%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 92.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2017.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 60th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2016 to 2024.
Year % Change
2016 89.7%
2017 89.5% -0.2%
2018 89.5% +0.0%
2019 90.3% +0.9%
2020 91.0% +0.8%
2021 91.7% +0.8%
2022 92.2% +0.5%
2023 92.6% +0.5%
2024 91.3% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 89.8% 89.5% 90.3% 4
2020s 91.8% 91.0% 92.6% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 91.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2017.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 60th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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