Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)

ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 88.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
88.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
81st
of 148 groups
All-time high
99.3%
in 2016
All-time low
88.5%
in 2023
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 99.3 %2016: 99.3 %2017: 97.4 %2018: 95.6 %2019: 93.4 %2020: 91.5 %2021: 89.7 %2022: 90.7 %2023: 88.5 %2024: 88.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) stood at 88.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 99.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2023.

ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 81st of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 99.3%
2016 99.3% +0.0%
2017 97.4% -1.9%
2018 95.6% -1.9%
2019 93.4% -2.3%
2020 91.5% -2.0%
2021 89.7% -2.0%
2022 90.7% +1.2%
2023 88.5% -2.4%
2024 88.9% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 97.0% 93.4% 99.3% 5
2020s 89.9% 88.5% 91.5% 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)

  1. 78 Armenia 98.1% compare
  2. 79 India 96.3% compare
  3. 80 Republic of Moldova 96.3% compare
  4. 81 Lebanon 96.2% compare
  5. 82 Ecuador 94.9% compare
  6. 83 Ukraine 94.0% compare
  7. 84 Bangladesh 91.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 88.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2023.
How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 81st out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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