Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 99.2% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 99.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2023.
That places MDG: Western Asia 34th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 99.8% | — |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.70 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 13.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Western Asia was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 34th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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