Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 89.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Northern Africa, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Northern Africa is 89.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 99.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 77th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.3% | — |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.9% | 93.7% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 89.3% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 896,396 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Northern Africa was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 77th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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