Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 68.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
68.2%
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
136th
of 148 groups
All-time high
69.9%
in 2023
All-time low
65.9%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Region 1, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Region 1 stood at 68.2%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 136th of 148 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65.9% | — |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 66.9% | 69.9% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.43 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.3% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 20.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Region 1?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Region 1 was 68.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2019.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 136th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release