Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 91.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 91.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 97.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91.3%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 61st of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.5% | — |
| 2016 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 91.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.2% | 93.7% | 97.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.3% | 93.2% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 61st out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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