Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 92.5% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2015β2024
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release