Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
36th
of 148 groups
All-time high
99.0%
in 2023
All-time low
97.6%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 36th of 148 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.6% | — |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.0% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 99.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 36th out of 148 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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