Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
18th
of 148 groups
All-time high
99.8%
in 2020
All-time low
99.2%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2014–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 99.8% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 18th out of 148 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.2% | — |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 52.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 99.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 18th out of 148 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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