Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 89.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 89.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 99.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 79th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.7% | — |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.2% | 93.2% | 99.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.0% | 91.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 89.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 79th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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