Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 88.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 88.0% 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 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 99.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2024.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 85th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.8% | — |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.9% | 92.7% | 99.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.0% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 82 Ecuador 94.9% compare
- 83 Ukraine 94.0% compare
- 84 Bangladesh 91.5% compare
- 85 Philippines 90.9% compare
- 86 Mexico 90.3% compare
- 87 Panama 89.0% compare
- 88 Micronesia, Federated States of 86.7% compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.67 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 85th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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