Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 90.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 90.4% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 73rd of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.0% | — |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 90.4% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.85 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.88 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 73rd out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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