Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 93.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States stood at 93.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States peaked at 99.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2024.
That places UIS: Arab States 55th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.4% | — |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.0% | 99.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.3% | 95.0% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 55th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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