Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 90.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Philippines, 2010β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 90.9% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Philippines peaked at 95.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2017.
Philippines ranks 80th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.0% | 75.7% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 83.5% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 527,504 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Philippines?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Philippines was 90.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Philippines ranks 80th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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