Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
105th
of 148 groups
All-time high
81.9%
in 2024
All-time low
77.6%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 81.9% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 105th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 78.6% | — |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.1% | 77.6% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 78.1% | 81.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 81.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 105th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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