Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 97.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2016.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 45th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 85.0% | — |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.5% | 84.6% | 89.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 91.2% | 97.4% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 535,215 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2016.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 45th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, 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