Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 2014–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand is 99.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 19th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th out of 148 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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