Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 92.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 92.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 99.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2024.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 58th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.5% | — |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.2% | 95.8% | 99.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 92.5% | 94.7% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 92.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 58th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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